The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli showered praises for the fast bowler Shardul Thakur for impressive batting in the third One-day International against the West Indies in Cuttack on Sunday. After opting to bowl first in the series decider, India couldn’t stop the West Indies from scoring a confident total of 315/5 in 50 overs.
After a brilliant start by Rohit Sharma (63), KL Rahul (77) and Virat Kohli (85), India lost three batsmen (Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and Kedar Jadhav) for a single-digit score. Ravindra Jadeja remained not out on 39 and Shardul Thakur unbeaten on a six-ball 17 as India chased down the tough target with eight balls to spare.
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Shardul, who scored six and two boundaries, impressed Kohli to an extent that the Indian skipper amazed his fans with a tweet in Marathi for the Maharashtra-born bowler. Taking to Twitter, Kohli wrote: “Tula maanla re Thakur”, which translates to “hats off to you Thakur”.
Tula maanla re Thakur πππ @imShard pic.twitter.com/fw9z3dZ8Zi
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 23, 2019
The fans flooded Kohli’s tweet with a heartwarming message for the Indian captain and bowler Shardul Thakur.
πͺπΌπͺπΌπͺπΌπ₯π₯π₯πππ pic.twitter.com/EohOkfl7Uq
— Rahul D / ΰ€°ΰ€Ύΰ€Ήΰ₯ΰ€² / β βΨ±Ψ§ΩΩΩ (@rdalwale) December 23, 2019
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— samad srk (@samadsrk15) December 23, 2019
Ufffff what a Marathi…….love it…chiku……. biggest fan of yours till my last breath…..
— Suraj Dhule (@SurajDhule4) December 23, 2019
Talking about the pacer during the post-match presentation ceremony, Kohli said, “Shardul and Jaddu finishing is very good to see, these guys finishing the game is a much bigger thing. I had a nervous look when I walked back, but when I watched Jaddu he looked very confident. It’s been one of the best years in Indian cricket and apart from the World Cup, it been a beautiful year. We will keep chasing the World Cup, we have that vision in place.”
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India won the third ODI to clinch the three-match series 2-1, having won the three-match T20 International series 2-1 earlier this month. It was India’s 10th consecutive ODI series win against the West Indies.
