Team India is currently facing Leicestershire in a four-day warm-up ahead of their rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston, starting July 1st.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat. But it wasn’t a fruitful start for them in the start as they lost wickets in clusters. The visitors had a decent opening partnership as Sharma (25) and Shubman Gill (21) stitched 35 runs together.
But after that, they lost wickets in quick succession and were reduced to 81/5. Virat Kohli showed some resilience and batted with great concentration for his 33-run knock before he was trapped lbw by Roman Walker.
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Kohli, who enjoys a massive global fan following, received a loud and thunderous welcome when he came to bat. The right-hander stepped into the field when skipper Sharma was out after scoring 25 runs.
As the former Indian skipper came to bat he received huge applause from the crowd, who started chanting his name. The video was posted by Sony Sports on their official Instagram account and captioned: “Can't keep calm, the King is here Always a delight to watch @virat.kohli in action.”
Here’s the video:
After the wicket of Kohli, India also lost Shardul Thakur early but KS Bharat stood tall for his side and notched up unbeaten 70 runs to help his side end Day 1 with the score of 246/8.
