Staff India batting stars Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir have been felicitated with momentos by Andhra Cricket Affiliation (ACA) Secretary and Vizag MP Sana Sathish Babu forward of the third ODI in opposition to South Africa on Saturday, December 6. Sathish Babu additionally shared a publish about the identical.
With the star duo solely lively within the ODI enviornment in worldwide cricket, the thrill among the many followers reaches unexpected heights when the 2 batting titans play. With the sequence locked at 1-1, the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam is absolutely packed, with followers desperate to see the Males in Blue triumphant.
Here is the publish shared on X by Sathish Babu:
“A really big day in Visakhapatnam. As ACA Secretary, I used to be privileged and honoured to current mementos to Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, recognising their phenomenal contributions to Staff India. The environment was electrical — followers packed the stadium with immense pleasure, desperate to see their icons. Their love exhibits the influence these legends have created.”
Staff India additionally broke their 20-match streak of shedding tosses, and KL Rahul opted to discipline first, seemingly because of the dew issue.
Virat Kohli in focus after hitting two consecutive a whole bunch
In the meantime, Kohli is in focus within the series-decider in Visakhapatnam, having struck two a whole bunch within the first two video games. Ought to he rating one other ton, the 37-year-old would have pulled off a hat-trick of a whole bunch in a sequence for the second time. He had executed so through the residence sequence in opposition to the West Indies in 2018, making scores of 140, 157 and 107.
On the time of writing, South Africa have been 219/5 after 35 overs. Quinton de Kock scored a glowing hundred and shared a 113-run partnership with Temba Bavuma (48). However the Proteas misplaced the essential wickets of Matthew Breetzke (24) and Aiden Markram (1), leaving them in a tricky spot.
Edited by Sankalp Srivastava