Virat Kohli surpasses KL Rahul to register second highest number of ducks for India in T20Is – India TV

Virat Kohli surpasses KL Rahul to register second highest number of ducks for India in T20Is – India TV

Image Source : AP Virat Kohli walking off after being dismissed by Saurabh Netravalkar on the first delivery he faced against the USA Virat Kohli’s treacherous run in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup continued against the United States as he registered only the second golden duck of his T20 international career on Wednesday, June 12. Kohli, who scored 1 and 4 in the first two games against Ireland and Pakistan respectively, was dismissed by USA left-arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar on the first delivery he faced as he tried to chase a wide delivery outside the off-stump and got a faint edge through to the keeper. This was Kohli’s sixth duck in T20Is, which is the second most for India in T20Is after skipper Rohit Sharma’s 12. Kohli was tied on five ducks with KL Rahul and has surpassed him now. Kohli also became the eighth Indian player to register a golden duck in T20 World Cup as he joined an elite list that includes the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina among others. Most ducks for India in T20Is 12 – Rohit Sharma  6 – Virat Kohli*5 – KL Rahul Indian players to be dismissed on golden duck in T20 World Cup Dinesh Karthik vs Shaun Pollock (IND vs SA), Durban 2007Murali Vijay vs Rory Kleinveldt (IND vs SA), Saint Lucia, 2010Ashish Nehra vs Shaun Tait (IND vs AUS), Barbados 2010Suresh Raina vs Mohammad Sami (IND vs PAK), Kolkata 2016Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Afridi (IND vs PAK), Dubai 2021Ravindra Jadeja vs Mohammad Amir (IND vs PAK), New York 2024Jasprit Bumrah vs Haris Rauf (IND vs PAK), New York 2024Virat Kohli vs Saurabh Netravalkar (IND vs USA), New York 2024 After Kohli, Netravalkar also dismissed the Indian captain Rohit Sharma as India lost both the big guns early. Rishabh Pant played a few shots before he was dismissed for 18. Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube then put their foot down, ground it out and took their side home as India sealed their Super 8 spot in the T20 World Cup 2024.

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Saurabh Netravalkar 'engineers' Virat Kohli's first-ever golden duck in T20 World Cups | Cricket News

Saurabh Netravalkar ‘engineers’ Virat Kohli’s first-ever golden duck in T20 World Cups | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India-born USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar stunned a packed-house at the Nassau Stadium in New York, dismissing star batter Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the Group A clash at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.The left-arm seamer Netravalkar produced a beautiful full-length delivery angling across Kohli as the India opener chased it away from his body and ended up edging it straight to wicket-keeper Andries Gous.As a pumped-up Netravalkar celebrated with his teammates, Kohli registered an unwanted record — scoring his first-ever golden duck in the T20 World Cups.This was also Kohli’s first ever duck at the cricketing extravaganza and his only second ever in the shortest format. Kohli has had a horrendous show so far at the cricketing carnival in the Americas, scoring — 1, 4 and 0 in three outings.After dismissing Kohli in the third-ball of the game, the pacer went on to dismiss India skipper Rohit Sharma in his second over to leave India in early trouble in chase of 111.Mumbai-born Netravalkar played a crucial role in newcomers USA’s stunning win over former champions Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last week.The 32-year-old bowled a superb Super Over against Pakistan in his side’s unexpected win.An alumni of the prestigious Cornell University and a senior techie (coder) at the Oracle, Netravalkar has been juggling academics and cricket with aplomb.Netravalkar, who played for India in the 2010 U-19 World Cup, has shared the dressing room with the likes of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, even played the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai.Earlier, left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh claimed a career-best 4-9, including two wickets in the first over, as India restricted the USA to 110 for 8.For both teams, a victory in this match will guarantee a place in the second round Super Eights.(With inputs from PTI)

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'Iconic moment': Arshdeep Singh's celebrappeal leaves internet buzzing. Watch | Cricket News

‘Iconic moment’: Arshdeep Singh’s celebrappeal leaves internet buzzing. Watch | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India pacer Arshdeep Singh knew he had opener Shayan Jahangir trapped right in front of the first-ball as he didn’t even bother to appeal in the T20 World Cup the clash against USA in New York on Wednesday.Producing a peach of a delivery, Arshdeep straightaway went into celebrappeal mode after his near-perfect in-swinger hit Jahangir’s front pad.The nip-backer from the left-arm pacer, came back in sharply and caught Jahangir at the crease as the ball struck him on the knee-roll.Knowing the obvious result, a confident Arshdeep straightaway went into celebration mode, running straight to the ‘keeper and teammates with his hands up. What is celebrappeal? A celebrappeal is an overenthusiastic appeal in the form of a celebration, without waiting for the umpire to give the batter out.With the early strike, Arshdeep created history, becoming the first India bowler to grab a wicket first-ball in a T20 World Cup game.The 25-year-old then went on to pick up his second wicket in the same over, dismissing Andries Gous for 2 on the final ball.Earlier, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first against co-hosts United States in their third Group A game.Both teams have a perfect four points from two wins. Another victory for either side on the tricky Nassau Stadium pitch will secure a place in the second round Super 8s.India went in unchanged from the team which successfully defended just 119 to defeat old rivals Pakistan by six runs at the same venue on Sunday.The United States, who stunned Pakistan with a Super Over triumph last time out, made two changes from that shock victory. Skipper Monank Patel is injured while Nosthush Kenjige also misses out. They were replaced by Shayan Jahangir and Shadley van Schalkwyk.USA: Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous (wkt), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (capt), Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali KhanIndia: Rohit Sharma (capt), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wkt), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

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