Former India National Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli gifted a signed jersey to the 25-year-old Bangladesh National Cricket Team all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz after the conclusion of the two-match Test series.
The two-match Test series, which was a part of the India tour of Bangladesh 2022, ended with the KL Rahul & Co. lifting the trophy after a 2-0 whitewash.
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In the first Test, India hammered Bangladesh by 188 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram to take a lead and in the second Test, Bangladesh gave a great fight but lost by 3 wickets as the match finished on Day 4 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
After the second Test in Mirpur, the modern-day batting great Virat Kohli was seen handing a signed jersey to the Bangladesh youngster Mehidy, who performed brilliantly throughout the tour.
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Special souvenir from one of the greatest cricketer Virat Kohli. ? pic.twitter.com/y67twA2Rle
— Mehidy Hasan Miraz (@Officialmiraz) December 25, 2022
Virat Kohli Had An Ordinary Bangladesh Tour, Mehidy Hasan Miraz Shined
The 34-year-old Kohli had a pretty ordinary run on the Bangladesh tour. He scored 9 and 5 runs in the first two ODIs of the three-match series, before smashing his 72nd international ton in the third ODI. In the Test series, he failed miserably as he scored 1 & 19* in the first game and 24 & 1 in the second game.
Meanwhile, the 25-year-old Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the Player of the Series award in the three-match ODI series. The all-rounder played a key role in Bangladesh’s memorable 2-1 ODI series triumph over India. In the first ODI, while chasing 187, Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 136/9 and it looked like the Men In Blue will win the match.
However, Mehidy Hasan Miraz played an unbelievable counterattack knock and built a remarkable 51-run partnership with Mustafizur Rahman to help Bangladesh seal a 1-wicket victory.
In the second ODI, Bangladesh, while batting first, were reduced to 69/6, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz built a remarkable partnership with Mahmudullah to help his side post a good total of 271/7 on the board.
Notably, Mehidy smashed his maiden century in the second ODI off 83 balls. Also, the partnership between Mahmudullah and Mehidy was the primary reason behind Bangladesh’s 5-run win in the game. With the ball, Mehidy bagged 4 wickets in the series.
Talking about his performance in the Test series, in the first game, he registered scores of 25 & 13 and he finished with the figures of 4/112 & 1/82. In the second Test, he scored 15 & 0 and with the ball, finished with the figures of 1/61 & 5/63.
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