NEW DELHI: Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar praised Virat Kohli for placing the workforce’s wants forward of his private preferences by stepping as much as bat at quantity three when required.
Within the absence of Shubman Gill, who missed the primary Check towards New Zealand as a result of neck stiffness, former India captain Kohli got here in to bat at first down. Sadly, Kohli could not make an influence, as he was dismissed for a duck by William O’Rourke within the ninth over of the innings.
Regardless of Kohli’s struggles, Manjrekar did not maintain again in his reward, evaluating him to legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.He highlighted how Kohli took on the duty to bat at quantity three, one thing Tendulkar and Ganguly have been typically reluctant to do in Check matches.
“Hats off to Virat Kohli! Popping out to bat at no 3 bcoz the workforce wanted it. Ganguly, Tendulkar have been very eager to open in white ball cricket, however by no means wished to go up the order in Checks. That is a real champion proper there for you! Virat,” Manjrekar posted on X.
Earlier, India crumbled to their lowest-ever dwelling complete of 46 on day two of the weather-hit first Check in Bengaluru.
Quick bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke mixed to bowl out India in simply 31.2 overs throughout the second session, after the hosts selected to bat in difficult overcast situations. The primary day of the Check had been washed out as a result of rain.
This marked India’s third-lowest complete in Check cricket historical past. Their earlier lowest rating at dwelling was 75 towards the West Indies in New Delhi in 1987.
India’s all-time lowest rating stays 36, recorded within the pink-ball Check towards Australia in Adelaide in 2020. Additionally they infamously collapsed for 42 towards England at Lord’s in 1974.
