Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is arguably the fittest cricketer in the world now, and he proved it again yesterday during the T20I against Afghanistan. Kohli bagged a golden duck with the bat, however, he he stayed in the game with his brilliant fielding in the second innings.
During second innings, facing a target of 213 runs, Afghanistan’s batsmen Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz provided a solid start, both scoring half-centuries. However, quick wickets posed a threat to their chase until Mohammed Nabi’s brilliant innings kept them in contention.
Washington Sundar claimed his third wicket by dismissing Nabi, bringing Karim Janat to the crease. In an attempt to clear the boundary, Janat lofted the ball, seemingly destined for a six. However, Virat Kohli leaped into the air, making an extraordinary save and preventing five crucial runs for his side.
Excellent effort near the ropes!
How's that for a save from Virat Kohli ๐๐
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 17, 2024
The Bengaluru crowd erupted in cheers as Kohli executed a superhuman effort, denying Afghanistan a certain six.
Not content with just the save, Kohli further shocked the audience with a stunning catch that stole the spotlight as the fielding effort of the night. When Najibullah Zadran lofted a delivery from Avesh Khan, Kohli sprinted across to complete the catch in remarkable fashion.
Virat Kohli in the field was incredible today๐ฅ
~Covered alomost 40m to take a catch
~Saved 6
And that throw in super over#INDvsAFG #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/e7oqYG7IWL— ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (@_BornToLive_) January 17, 2024
These superhuman efforts by Virat Kohli stole the spotlight from the nail-biting match, which India won after the second Super-Over. The videos of Kohli’s fielding went viral and fans can’t stop praising his fitness and athleticism.
Haters will disagree but Virat Kohli won this match for India with his fielding, unreal effort to stop the 6 followed by an excellent running catch. pic.twitter.com/jgqL43P3xY
— Lokesh Saini๐ฉ (@LokeshVirat18K) January 17, 2024
Isnโt it just the "Save" of the year by Virat Kohli so far in 2024? I mean, we've seen an unbelievable catch in the BBL, but then comes this magic. Virat Kohli, making it look easy, as usual!pic.twitter.com/KygAnmdKUa
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952_) January 18, 2024
A Massive Credit goes to Virat Kohli.
He save 6 in the match, he took a Incredible running catch, he brilliant throw in Super Over – He is just Unstoppable in the field today. Well done, King Kohli. ๐ pic.twitter.com/lXVaF2EPQH
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) January 17, 2024
– Run Out in 1st super over
– Saved 5 runs in the field
– Took a brilliant catch
– Gave efforts to save a boundaryThat's the greatest fielder Virat Kohli for you. pic.twitter.com/2IosVacLnS
— MAGNUM๎จ (@magnum_vk18) January 17, 2024
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