[Watch] Virat Kohli’s sharp reflexes as he takes diving catch in IND vs SL 1st ODI
Virat Kohli is one of the fittest athletes in the world and he proved it once again during the opening ODI between India and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday, August 2. The 35-year-old dived to his right to complete a catch. Unfortunately, there was no edge on it.
Kohli, who was standing at the second slip, kept his eyes on the ball till the last moment as Washington Sundar went for an LBW appeal against Dunith Wellalage in the 27th over. Wellalage was adjudged out by the on-field umpire before he took the review. The replays showed that the ball would’ve missed the off-stump and he survived the dismissal.
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Notably, Virat Kohli is playing his first ODI after the 2023 ODI World Cup final. The right-hander played a match-winning knock to help India beat South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. He didn’t feature in the recently concluded T20I series as he has retired from the format. The Delhi batter retired as one of the three batters with 4,000-plus runs in T20Is.
Virat Kohli on verge of multiple records in IND vs SL ODI series
Virat Kohli is on the verge of reaching multiple records in international cricket during the ongoing India vs Sri Lanka ODI series. The Delhi batter needs 116 runs to complete 27,000 runs in internationals and 152 to become the fastest to reach 14,000 runs in the 50-over format. India's Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara had achieved the milestone in 350 and 378 innings, respectively. Kohli currently has 13848 runs in 280 innings.
Kohli is only behind Australia's Ricky Ponting (27,483), Sangakkara (28,016), and Tendulkar (34,357) for the highest runs in international cricket.
As far as the game is concerned, Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and chose to bat. The hosts were 171/6 after 41 overs, with Wanindu Hasaranga and Dunith Wellalage at the crease.
Team India are coming off the back of a 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded T20I series.
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