After defeating Australia at their home, the Indian cricket team started the 5-match ODI series against New Zealand with an 8-wicket win at the McLean Park, in Napier. India bundled out the opposition for a meager total of 157 and the visitors chased down the revised total of 156 runs (49 overs), under 35 overs with 8 wickets in hand. The Indian skipper Virat Kohli was in high spirits as they took a 1-0 lead in the series.
After India’s clinical victory over the Blackcaps, Kohli was seen riding on the segway and thanked fans while doing it. Just like his batting, he showed no signs of nerves while operating the machine and handled it like a pro. He showed he was good at it as he operated it like a pro as he was doing Dharmendra style dance as well while riding. Kohli and the men were egging on the India captain as he briskly went about impressing fans.
Here is the video of the same:
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Kohli recently bagged three major awards at the ICC awards. Meanwhile, he also became the first cricketer to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, his second consecutive, the ICC Test and the ODI Player of the Year awards following an extraordinary 2018.
The Indian skipper amassed 1322 runs at an average of 55.08 with five centuries in 13 Tests and 1202 runs at an astounding average of 133.55 with six centuries in 14 ODIs saw him selected to both sides by every voting member of the Academy, with a majority of them also opting to name him as the captain of each.
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Talking about the achievement, Virat said, “It has been an amazing year. I was able to play in a manner that I would not have imagined. If the intention is right and you keep working hard, the results are there in front of your own eyes. The intent has always to be helping your team at any cost, that is when these performances come by and you are pushing yourself to the limit, which you otherwise will not be able to. That is something I experienced in 2018 a lot.”
