IND vs SA, 1st T20: Here is why Virat Kohli left the ground in the middle of the match
Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli got injured during the first T20 match and that's why he left the ground in the mid of the match. Virat Kohli left the ground while the South African team was batting in the 13th over and went to dressing room. After Virat Kohli, then in remaining overs, Rohit Sharma took the responsibility to led the team.
#TeamIndia win the 1st T20I by 28 runs.
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 18, 2018
1-0 up in the three-match T20I series.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/60uU74zs8w
Actually, while fielding Virat Kohli hip got hit hard so he immediately left the ground. However, after winning the match when it was asked to Virat Kohli. He said, "In the first inning, while running I got injured but I didn't take it seriously but while fielding the same happened to me then I felt right time to leave the ground. It was necessary after my muscles got stretched."
4-0-24-5. Career-best bowling figures from @BhuviOfficial. He also becomes the second Indian to pick up a five-fer in a T20I.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/lvudJkho3A
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 18, 2018
After the match, the Indian skipper praised the whole team a lot and credited all the success to bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar and batsman Shikhar Dhawan. Virat Kohli said that the planning was to hit 220 runs in 16 overs but it could not happen after MS Dhoni got out.
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Well, the king Virat Kohli led Indian team is somehow ruling the tour against South Africa in their home. After beating the South African team in ODI series by 5-1, now the team is ruling towards winning the T-20 series in which they are ruling with 1-0.
First published: 19 February 2018, 11:42 IST