IND v SA 2019: WATCH – Virat Kohli plots the dismissal of Temba Bavuma on Day 3

Kohli advised Ishant to bowl a delivery getting in from outside off stump before the lanky pacer dismissed Bavuma.

Virat Kohli advising Ishant Sharma before the dismissal of Temba Bavuma | Twitter

He might not have made a lot of runs in India’s first innings in the Test series opener against South Africa, but Virat Kohli was at his absolute best as a captain. The Indian skipper was quite astute and it showed in the way he plotted the dismissal of Temba Bavuma.

During the third day of the Visakhapatnam Test, Virat displayed his tactical brilliance in an over of Ishant Sharma. Following Kohli’s advice, Ishant angled one from outside the off stump, which kept low and came in to nip the Proteas batsman on the back pads.

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Without any hesitation, the umpire raised his finger as Bavuma walked back to the pavilion on 18.

“Virat Kohli was just having a word with Ishant Sharma just before the ball. (It seems like he is telling him to) just get the ball to come back in from outside the off stump,” the commentator was heard saying.

Watch the video here:

Coming to the match, South Africa lost only Bavuma’s wicket in the first session while they lost skipper Faf du Plessis in the post-lunch session.

At the time of writing this article, the visitors were 318/5 in reply to India’s massive first innings total of 502/7 (declared). Quinton de Kock and Dean Elgar were batting on 151* and 73* respectively.

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 04 Oct, 2019

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