Pandya hurt, Kohli to the rescue! Cheers, memes follow as Virat Kohli bowls in an ODI after 6 years
Hardik Pandya hobbled off the field with a suspected ankle injury in the Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh. Pandya tried to bowl his over but was unable to do so and left the field after consulting skipper Rohit Sharma.
The fans at the MCA Stadium cheered as Virat Kohli bowled the remaining deliveries in the over Virat Kohli rolled his arm over to complete the over, giving away just two runs in three deliveries. It was for the first time in six years that Virat Kohli bowled in a One Day International game. Virat Kohli last bowled in an ODI game in 2017 against Sri Lanka.