The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli didn’t get an opportunity to add some more runs to his Twenty20 International (T20I) tally as rain played the spoilsport in the first T20I of the three-match series against South Africa in Dharamsala on Sunday night. The match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA)Stadium.
On Monday, the Indian skipper posted a candid picture of him sitting next to a water body and he captioned the picture as: “Caught in the moment” and gave the picture credit to wife Anushka Sharma.
Caught in the moment. Pic credit @AnushkaSharma ♥️ pic.twitter.com/hX3DzidDr0
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 16, 2019
While it unclear where and when the picture was taken, some fans were quick to point out the small heart and the initial ‘A’ on the t-shit which Kohli is wearing, which they felt stood for Anushka. Here are some of the reactions to the same:
https://twitter.com/kingkohli__fan/status/1173494170888990720
https://twitter.com/Khiladi_ki_saru/status/1173468184839675905
that A 😌🙈
— S (@kohlifangurl) September 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/fuuuukr/status/1173459910111027200
That A in your T-shirt 😍😍😍❤️
— ani s (@anish00018) September 16, 2019
India’s home season kicked off on unexpected line with the persistent rain battered Dharamsala on Sunday. The heavy downpour in Dharamsala left the crowd disappointed who had come in large numbers from various parts of the country to witness their favorite stars in action.
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While there was a prediction of light showers in the afternoon, the weather forecast was expected to be a clear sky for the match durations, but the rain gods had different plans and the clouds opened up multiple times, putting paid to hopes of even having a five-over per side encounter. As per the expectations, it had rained in the afternoon but by 5:30 pm it seemed that the rain had receded with the spectators had started coming in the stadium.
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Just when the ground staff at the HPCA Stadium were working in full force to clear the waters, the second spell of rain spoilt the evening as it was clear that even the shortest possible game became impossible in such circumstances with multiple puddles created at the outfield.
The second Twenty 20 International (T20I) will be played on Wednesday and the weather forecast is clear for the game in Mohali.
