The manner in which the Bangladesh players celebrated did not sit well with Kohli. He held his ground for a while before turning to the Bangladesh fielders who were celebrating and saying a few words. Shakib Al Hasan, captain of Bangladesh, noticed that and looked at Kohli. On Day 3 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Mirpur, Virat Kohli had a nightmare day on the field.
When it was his turn to bat in a tricky situation in which India was in desperate need of a counter-punch from their best batter on a pitch that had a lot of turn for the spinners with the new ball, he failed to grasp a couple of chances in the slips, which allowed Litton Das to add crucial runs to his and Bangladesh’s total. He also got out cheaply to Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who had just bowled out Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara. Was in excellent form when he got one to grip and turn from the rough in the 20th over of India’s second innings. Kohli committed to the front foot without considering the drift and turn. As he frequently does when playing the off-spinner on a turning track. His bat’s inside edge was caught by the ball as it spun.
Standing at the front short leg, Mominul Haque brilliantly anticipated and dived forward to make a low catch. This was sort of a reprieve for Mominul, who had missed KL Rahul’s catch in the first over of Shakib Al Hasan, India’s stand-in captain. However, once the catch was made, the real drama began. As Kohli’s wicket was significant in the context of the game. India was now four down for 37 in their 145-run chase, the Bangladesh players were off to a wild celebration.
The manner in which the Bangladesh players celebrated did not sit well with Kohli. He held his ground for a while before turning to the Bangladesh fielders who were celebrating and saying a few words.
Shakib Al Hasan, captain of Bangladesh, noticed that and looked at Kohli. After that, the former captain of India was seen charging toward Shakib to vent about some of his teammates.
Before the umpires intervened, he had a few words with Shakib. After 22 pitches, the veteran right-hander finally returned to the dugout for one run. It wasn’t clear who Kohli was pointing to, but the batting champion appeared to be very unimpressed. As soon as Kohli’s wicket fell, replays showed Miraz, Shakib himself, Mushfiqur Rahim, and a few other Bangladesh cricketers screaming.
On a frantic day of Test cricket, India lost 14 wickets. Half of them were in the final session alone and were on a precarious 45/4 at stumps. At stumps, xar Patel was moved up to number four. Was batting on 26 with nightwatchman Jaydev Unadkat, who was on 3. Prior to being all out in the final session, Bangladesh posted 231 in their second innings, largely due to Litton Das’ stunning 73.