TOPSHOT – India’s Virat Kohli celebrates after taking the wicket of Netherlands’ captain Scott Edwards throughout the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day worldwide (ODI) match between India and Netherlands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 12, 2023.
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Star batsman Virat Kohli on November 12 made an impression with the ball when he claimed his first one-day worldwide wicket in nine years throughout the World Cup match in opposition to the Netherlands at Bengaluru.
With the Dutch crawling in their chase of 411 to win, India skipper Rohit Sharma threw the ball to Kohli who despatched again opposition captain Scott Edwards, caught behind in his second over off a ball drifting down the leg facet.
It was solely Kohli’s fifth profession ODI wicket from his mild medium-pace and first since 2014 when he dismissed New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum in Wellington.
The final time he struck in a global match of any variety was in opposition to the West Indies in the 2016 Twentyt20 World Cup.
Kohli bowled briefly earlier in this World Cup after all-rounder Hardik Pandya limped off halfway via an over in opposition to Bangladesh.
Earlier on November 12, Kohli, who equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time document of 49 ODI centuries final week, made 51 in India’s 410-4.
