Virat played an inning of 93 runs (Photo: PTI)
Virat Kohli VIDEO: Virat Kohli was the hero of India’s victory in the first ODI played in Vadodara. Chase master Virat Kohli, while chasing the target of 301 runs, scored 93 runs in 91 balls in Vadodara ODI, for which he was adjudged Player of the Match. While Virat Kohli’s batting was impressive on the field, a video of him outside the field went viral on social media. The video that surfaced is from outside the team hotel in Vadodara, in which slogans of Kohli-Kohli were seen being raised.
Kohli-Kohli’s echo in the middle of the night, this video surfaced
The video of Kohli’s name echoing on social media outside the team hotel is of midnight. Now the question is, what happened at midnight that the cricket fans started shouting slogans in Kohli’s name? Seeing the video, it seems that this sloganeering has nothing much to do with his performance on the field. Then why did the noise of Kohli’s name echo in the middle of the road at midnight?
Why did Kohli’s name resonate?
According to the details given in the video, Virat Kohli stood at the window of the team hotel in Vadodara at around 12.30 in the night. At the same time, the crazy cricket fans present on the road below saw him and after getting a glimpse of him, they started shouting slogans of Kohli-Kohli.
Kohli’s name remained prominent even during the match in the stadium
Similar slogans in the name of Virat Kohli were echoed in the Kotambi Stadium of Vadodara, when he came out to bat. After that, as long as his batting continued, the entire ground kept resonating with his name. Virat was entertaining people a lot with his batting. Regarding this, he also said after the post match that he does not play for milestones but his effort is to give happiness to people.
Batting first, New Zealand scored 300 runs in 50 overs against India in Vadodara ODI. In reply, India chased the target of 301 runs by losing 6 wickets in 49 overs. India won the match by 4 wickets, in which the maximum runs came from the bat of Virat Kohli.