'Bahut beijjati ho jayegi': Virat Kohli Shares His Experience When MS Dhoni Asked Him To Keep Wickets Against Bangladesh

India skipper Virat Kohli has revealed an anecdote when he was in a fix after his predecessor MS Dhoni asked him to keep the wickets during an international match.

Virat Kohli is one of the fiercest characters in the game at present and never shies away from taking on the opponents. But in 2015, he landed in a pickle after MS Dhoni asked him to keep the wickets. The incident took place during an ODI between India and Bangladesh.

Dhoni asked his younger teammate to take the wicketkeeping responsibility as he needed to go to the washroom. Virat Kohli duly obliged and donned the gloves at the start of the 44th over of the Bangladesh innings. He kept wickets till the completion of the 45th over before Dhoni returned to take the gloves back.

But those two overs were enough for him to realise just how tough things were for Dhoni and how tough it was to keep against pacers like Umesh Yadav under light. Speaking to his India teammate Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli opened up on his experience of wicketkeeping as he revealed he was scared when Umesh was bowling.

“Kabhi Mahi bhai se puchiyo how did this happen (Ask Mahi Bhai once as to how did this happen).He said ‘yaar do teen over just keep wickets (Mate, please keep wickets for couple of overs)’. I was keeping wickets and also adjusting the field,” Virat Kohli told Mayank.

“Then I understood he (Dhoni) has a lot on his plate when he is on the field because he has to focus on every ball and also adjust the field. It was fun.

“But what was not fun was that Umesh (Yadav) was bowling and he was bowling gas. I was standing under lights and it was so tough to pick the ball. I thought naak pe lag jaegi ball (what if I get hit in the face) and I wanted to wear a helmet but then thought bahut beijjati ho jayegi (it would be very humiliating),” Kohli added.

Here is a clip of that interaction posted by BCCI on Twitter:

The much awaited Part 2 featuring King Kohli on #OpenNetsWithMayank is OUT NOW.

In this candid chat with @mayankcricket, @imVkohli reminisces some good old days, opens up about some of his life changing moments and more…

Full episode – https://t.co/RZrsPT5sxk@SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/TUNCWpjIpi

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 28, 2020

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