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Vira Kohli and Gautam Gambhir in India’s dressing room© X (Twitter)
India might need progressed to the ICC Champions Trophy closing however the cricket world missed out on the golden alternative of seeing one other Virat Kohli hundred. Kohli, on the cusp of his 52nd hundred within the format, was dismissed whereas attempting to go for a most on the bowling of Adam Zampa. Nonetheless, Virat might solely discover the long-on fielder. As Kohli returned to the dressing room, India head coach Gautam Gambhir appeared to have shared his disappointment with the way of the star batter’s dismissal.
Within the photos and movies which have surfaced on social media, Gambhir and Kohli appeared to have had an animated chat the place the pinnacle coach expressed why the shot by the batter was pointless at that stage within the match.
“Maar toh raha tha woh (KL Rahul was already hitting)”, Gambhir seemingly advised Kohli because the latter entered the dressing room after his dismissal.
Gambhir saab completely upset with kohli. pic.twitter.com/ABmrAgnPhV
— Kohlistic (@Kohlistic18) March 4, 2025
Head Coach Gautam Gambhir and,Kl Rahul Response On Virat Kohli Dismissal. #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/fznv8cpYyn
— Vikas Yadav (@VikasYadav66200) March 4, 2025
KL Rahul to Kohli
“mein mar raha tha na yaar”#IndvsAusSemifinal #ChampionsTrophy2025 #ChampionsTrophy #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/sJJ3EBa4gq
— Mrutyunjaya Swain 🇮🇳 (@Mrutyunjayaswa9) March 5, 2025
Later within the press convention, nonetheless, Gambhir was filled with reward for Virat, lauding the way through which the talismanic batter continues to boss the 50-over format in worldwide cricket for India.
“He is a phenomenal one-day cricketer. He knows how to plan his runs, he knows how to plan, whether he is batting first or chasing and he knows that he adapts to the conditions really quickly and that is why experience and high-quality players are very important and it is the reason why he has got that kind of record in one day cricket and I hope he continues to do that in the future as well,” Gambhir advised media after the match on Tuesday.
Gambhir would hope to see Virat persevering with his scorching type within the Champions Trophy as India tackle the winners of New Zealand vs South Africa semi-final within the title-decider on Sunday.
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