During the second Test match between India and New Zealand in Pune, Virat Kohli faced significant backlash after being bowled out on a low full-toss delivery from Mitchell Santner.
Virat Kohli completely misses the ball
Kohli’s wicket came during a crucial phase of the innings when India were looking to stabilize after an early loss. As he faced Santner, Kohli attempted to play an aggressive shot across the line but completely missed the ball, which crashed into the middle stump. This rare lapse in judgment left fans in shock, as Kohli is typically renowned for his batting prowess and consistency
Kohli, known for his impeccable technique, misjudged the delivery, resulting in his dismissal for just 1 run off 9 balls.
Fans slam Kohli after his uncharacteristic dismissal
Following the dismissal, social media erupted in anger. Many fans expressed their disbelief over Kohli’s shot selection, labelling it reckless and uncharacteristic. Comments flooded in, with some users questioning how a player of Kohli’s caliber could make such a mistake, while some even asked him to retire from Test cricket.
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Virat Kohli gets out > Virat behaves as the bowler is Warne > Virat reacts as if the ball spun 360 degrees > Virat leaves. pic.twitter.com/WIirYFIUrb
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) October 25, 2024
Virat Kohli is getting bowled on full toss, he should go and do bhajan kirtan full time now, nothing left in cricket for him.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) October 25, 2024
Virat Kohli 😠pic.twitter.com/CK51YKE9iF
— SarcasmHit (@SarcasmHit) October 25, 2024
ye kaisa shot khel gaya king virat kohli 😠pic.twitter.com/a2w9ku5ms0
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) October 25, 2024
Pathetic! Wasn’t even close to the line of the ball.
Kohli should retire from Test now. He averages even less than Shami since 2020 😡 pic.twitter.com/2mfurUYPIa— Kumar Sourav (@AdamDhoni1) October 25, 2024
Kohli ne retirement lena chahiye
— desi lowwell (@neydosaniro) October 25, 2024
The worst part about Virat Kohli’s dismissal was that he couldn’t even react as if it turned sharply or was a jaffa. He missed a full toss.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) October 25, 2024
Virat Kohli played the worst shot today #INDvsNZ
— Parthik Chaudhary (@Parthik1111) October 25, 2024
Ian Smith said – “This is so unlike Virat Kohli, the way he played. That was unusual from Kohli”. (Jio Cinema). #INDvsNZ #virat pic.twitter.com/EIb5W52izd
— Jagga (@Jaggacricnews) October 25, 2024
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In the first Test of the three-match series against New Zealand, Kohli scored 0 and 70. India lost the match played in Bengaluru by eight wickets.
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