Last Update: January 16, 2023, 19:14 IST
During his whirlwind knock, Kohli hit a MS Dhoni-like helicopter shot and hit a massive six. (Credits: Twitter)
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 166 against Sri Lanka in the third ODI played in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Kohli’s century, his third ODI century in the last four matches, was scored with the help of 13 fours and 8 sixes.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 166 against Sri Lanka in the third ODI played in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Kohli’s century, his third ODI century in the last four matches, was scored with the help of 13 fours and 8 sixes. Although Kohli’s memorable innings had many spectacular shots, it was one particular six hit by him that grabbed the headlines.
During his whirlwind knock, Kohli hit a MS Dhoni-like helicopter shot and hit a massive six. Kasun Rajitha of Sri Lanka hit a huge six of 97 meters on the third ball of the 44th over of the match. This tremendous shot by Kohli has taken the social media by storm and many videos of it have gone viral on Twitter.
Now a Twitter user has shared the video of Kohli’s six on the microblogging site. While sharing the funny video, this fan wrote, ‘At last he said ‘Mahi shot’. #Mahira.”
This user is not the only one who thinks so. Many die-hard Kohli fans think that the star India The batsman hit a Dhoni-like helicopter shot for a six and shouted ‘Mahi shot’ while punching Shreyas Iyer at the other end.
Fans are amazed at this amazing shot of Kohli under the original tweet. A fan wrote, ‘What a shot! loved it.”
Another fan tweeted, “When Mahi and Virat come together, this is the shot you will get.”
This is the shot you get when Mahi and Virat come together – Siddhant Naik (@Sid4nt_N41k225) January 16, 2023
While many Twitter users have lauded Kohli’s fans for remembering MS Dhoni, some are of the opinion that the two cricketers should not be compared.
Twitter user Pramod Kumar Dwivedi tweeted, “Kohli is Kohli, a legend like MSD has his own style, please don’t compare.”
Kohli is Kohli, a legend like MSD, has his own style, please don’t compare. — Pramod Kumar Dwibedi (@pramod_dwibedi) January 16, 2023
Virat Kohli thrashed the hapless Sri Lankan bowlers all around the park during India’s innings. After skipper Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 42, Kohli shared a 131-run partnership with opener Shubman Gill, who scored his second ODI century. India managed to post a mammoth score of 390/5 in 50 overs thanks to centuries from Kohli and Gill. Team India did not take anything lightly in the second innings and bowled out the visiting team for just 73 runs to win the match by 317 runs. With the win, India completed an impressive clean sweep in the three-match ODI series. Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will be happy with India’s dominating performance. The team will now aim to play in a similar fashion against New Zealand in the upcoming limited-overs series.
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