2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Watch: Virat Kohli Sets The Perfect Trap For Mushfiqur Rahim
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:39 PM
With every passing day, Virat Kohli’s stature as the captain of the Indian team is only elevating. Playing his first ICC tournament as the captain, Kohli has already made a big impression. He had won praise from all over with the way he had rotated his bowlers in the thumping win over South Africa in the final group game and the India skipper’s smartness was once again in full flow in the ongoing second semifinal of the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh.
India had begun the proceedings at Edgbaston in commanding position with Bhuvneshwar Kumar sending back Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman cheaply to leave Bangladesh reeling at 31 for 2 in the seventh over. However, Tamim and Mushfiqur put the Tigers in a strong position by adding 123 runs for the third. And with his frontline bowlers failing to break the partnership, Virat Kohli threw the ball to Kedar Jadhav and the move paid dividends immediately as the part-time spinner clean bowled Tamim for 70. Ravindra Jadeja then sent back Shakib Al Hasan for only 15 as the Men in Blue strengthened their grip. However, Mushfiqur’s presence at the crease was still a big worry for the Indian camp but captain Kohli’s brilliance did not allow the wicketkeeper-batsman to bail his team out of trouble as he became the victim of a smart piece of fielding by Kohli.
With runs not coming at a good pace, Mushfiqur tried to play a big shot by stepping out of the crease but Kedar Jadhav cleverly bowled a dipping tossed up delivery outside. The Bangladesh batsman was not in the position to play the shot but still went for a slog in the mid-wicket region. And Kohli, who was standing at short mid-wicket, had anticipated the shot well before the ball had made contact with the bat as he had moved to his left which helped him to take an easy catch. And the way Kohli reacted after the dismissal, it was quite clear that he had succeeded in his plans.
Here is a clip of that dismissal:
https://twitter.com/lKR1088/status/875321847771955200