Centurion: South Africa have an 11-run lead against India in the first Test. At the end of batting on the second day, South Africa were 256 runs for the loss of five wickets. Opener Dean Elgar with 140 runs off 211 balls and Marco Jansen with three runs off 13 balls are at the crease.
On the second day, while Tony de Sorsi was batting with Dean Elgar, Kohli did something that piqued the curiosity of the Indian fans. At the end of the 28th over of the match, Virat Kohli took the bails and put them back on the wicket. In the next over, India dismissed Tony de Sorsi, who scored 28 runs off 62 balls. The South African batsman was caught by Yashaswi Jaiswal at third slip.
Jasprit Bumrah bowled Keegan Pietersen in the 31st over. Some of the fans also argue that Kohli’s ‘Bailes Flip’ strategy brought India close and won two wickets. It was at a time when the Indian bowlers were struggling without getting a wicket, but Kohli took the bails and returned them.
This is not the first time this has happened in cricket. During the 2023 Ashes match, English pacer Stuart Broad was also recalled after stirring the bails. Immediately after this, the Aussie player Marnes Labuchane was also dismissed. Broad X has reacted to Kohli’s bails flip on the platform. Broad asked Virat Kohli whether the attempt was successful. But Kohli’s flip of bails also failed to bring down Dean Elgar. Elgar, who is going to retire after the Test series, continues to bat.
English Summary:
Virat Kohli does Stuart Broad, his ‘bails flip’ act works magic
2023-12-28 07:08:46
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