- Friday, March 14, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
WHILE India cemented their position in the high-profile rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, thanks to couple of incredible knocks from Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja on the first morning, the focus on the third day of the game came back on Virat Kohli, the former India captain who has been struggling for runs for more than two years now.
While India bowlers did well to restrict the hosts to 284 to secure a lead of 132 runs, Kohli was found involved in a heated chat with in-form batter Jonny Bairstow who continued with his good form against New Zealand to hit yet another hundred for the Three Lions.
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It was during the first session of the third day that Kohli and Bairstow were seen having a tense exchange which escalated fast, forcing the on-field umpires and England captain Ben Stokes to intervene.
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Bairstow seemed fired up after the exchange and went on to slam his 140-ball 106 to keep England in the fight. He then fell to pacer Mohammed Shami and incidentally, it was Kohli who took his catch in the second slip. Kohli then celebrated Bairstow’s dismissal in one of those unique ways he is known for. Upon taking Bairstow’s catch, the ace cricketer gave a flying kiss while turning to his right.
The India batter generally reserves his flying kisses on the ground for his actor wife Anushka Sharma which he does after doing something special with the bat.
But this time, it was dedicated to an opponent batter.
