Virat Kohli’s batting woes continue as he departs for golden duck in USA vs India T20 World Cup match

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khelja|13-06-2024

New Delhi: Virat Kohli's batting woes continued in the T20 World Cup 2024 as he departed for a golden duck in the USA vs India Group A match in New York on Wednesday.
Just when the crowd had begun to settle down at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, Kohli left them disappointed as he went back to the pavilion on just the second delivery of the innings during India's chase. Batting first, hosts USA were restricted to 110/8 in the stipulated 20 overs by India on back off a remarkable spell from Arshdeep Singh.
Arshdeep conceded just 9 runs in his four-over spell and took 4 important wickets to set the perfect base for the Men in Blue but the chase did not begin in the manner the Men in Blue would have wanted. Kohli's third failure Meanwhile, this is the third match on the trot where the star Indian batter has failed to showcase his batting prowess, especially after coming from a superlative Indian Premier League season. In the first match against Ireland, Kohli got out for 1 run while in the crucial tie against Pakistan, he could just muster 4 runs before going back to the pavilion. USA bowler Saurabh Netravalkar got benefited from the overcast conditions, which is offering help to the bowlers with some movement in the air.
It was a full-delivery angled across Kohli which he attempted to play but ended up offering an outside edge which went straight into the hands of the wicket-keeper. After Kohli, skipper Rohit Sharma too followed his footsteps soon as he got out for just 3 runs. Fans fume at Kohli As soon as the star India batter lost his wicket for a duck on his T20I anniversary, fans were left disappointed and they vented out their frustration on social media.
After back-to-back failures, all across the cricketing world expected Kohli to fire in the game but nothing went the perfect way. Here are some of the social media reactions.
 
 
 
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