Former India skipper Virat Kohli was stunned after Litton Das plucked an absolute blinder in the ongoing first ODI of the three-match sequence at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
Notably, it was the return of Kohli to worldwide cricket as he didn’t participate in the recently-concluded ODI and T20I sequence in New Zealand. The Delhi-born cricketer had a difficult process when he walked in the center as the Men in Blue had misplaced two fast wickets in the type of each openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in fast succession.
Kohli started his knock with a 4 however couldn’t keep it up lengthy sufficient as Bangladesh’s stand-in captain took a sensational catch. It all occurred throughout the fourth ball of the eleventh over bowled by veteran Shakib Al Hasan, who had already picked up Rohit’s wicket in the similar over.
Shakib bowled full and large of off stump, and Kohli went laborious on the drive with one hand. The Indian celebrity acquired deceived in flight; due to this fact, he had no management over the shot, and Das dived full size to his proper to pluck the white leather-based out of the air, leaving Kohli shell-shocked.
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Earlier, Bangladesh gained the toss and opted to ball first. India made a few modifications, giving alternatives to all-rounders like Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur. The vacationers additionally gave a debut cap to Kuldeep Sen.
“To be honest, I was not sure. The pitch seems to have some moisture, so we would have bowled first, too. Some injuries and a few issues, we got four all-rounders playing. Washington, Shardul, Shabaz, Deepak Chahar. Kuldeep Sen is making his debut. Myself, Shikhar and Virat up the order. KL Rahul will keep wickets. We hardly played many games in New Zealand, but we fought well. Some of the guys batted really well. World Cup is still far away, we don’t want to look too far ahead. We want to focus on what we have in hand and play accordingly,” mentioned India skipper Rohit Sharma at the toss.
