Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli had nearly committed the mistake of applying saliva on the ball but stopped himself just on time during the ongoing match against Delhi Capitals. And his reaction after that was appreciated by his fan as he stopped himself just on time from committing the mistake.
In June, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had announced a temporary ban on applying saliva in order to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Virat Kohli, nonetheless, forgot the rule for a moment as the incident took place on the third ball of the third over bowled by Navdeep Saini. Prithvi Shaw’s cracking drive was stopped by the RCB skipper at the short cover and he was then seen putting his finger on his tongue.
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But before touching the ball, Kohli realized the mistake he was about to commit and barred himself from doing so. The batting superstar was perhaps amused by his quick thinking as he broke into laughter before passing the ball to his teammate.
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar also saw the incident and he was quick to react to it. He immediately took to Twitter to praise one of Prithvi Shaw’s shots before saying that Virat Kohli’s reaction was a ‘million dollar reaction’.
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Sachin tweeted: “What an incredible shot by @PrithviShaw there! A million dollar reaction by @imVkohli after almost applying saliva on the ball. Sometimes instincts takeover!”
What an incredible shot by @PrithviShaw there!
A million dollar reaction by @imVkohli after almost applying saliva on the ball.
Sometimes instincts takeover!😋
RCBvDC #IPL2020
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 5, 2020
Earlier in the ongoing season, Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Robin Uthappa had mistakenly applied saliva on the ball during the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals are off to a cracking start in the ongoing game. Asked to bat first, they had amassed more than 60 runs in the powerplay and despite some loss of momentum in the middle, they managed to reach the total of 196/4 in their quota of 20 overs. departed for 42.
