New Delhi: India is playing a four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire. On day 3 of the warm-up game, fans got the rare opportunityย to witness clash of the Titans as senior speedster Jasprit Bumrah bowled against Virat Kohli with the red ball. It was an absolute delight to watch this battle as both players, who are regular in men’s national team and don’t play Ranji Trophy, are playing in opposing teams.
Virat Kohli hammered pacer Bumrah for a well-timed six. The shot by ex-India skipper was a delightful upper-cut which went over the off-side boundary for a maximum. Watch the viral video.
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What a shot! Kohli is now onto 44. Can he get to ? Find out.
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235/6, lead by 237
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Ahead of the big clash against England in Edgbaston, Kohli looked in great touch as he played a knock of 33 in the first innings, and scored hard-fought 67 in the second.
Bumrah got his revenge over Kohli by taking his wicket later in the innings.
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It’s not often you’ll see that. Bumrah dismisses Kohli. He’s caught at backward point by Sakande. ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ 276/8, lead by 278.
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While a Hardik Pandya-led second-string team India is preparing for clash against Ireland, a star-studded Rohit Sharma-led senior team will play a rescheduled one-off Test match against England from July 1. Notably, Hardik Pandya will captain the national squad for the first time in two T20Is on 26th and 28th June in Dublin.