The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli is always been known for his electric energy levels in the field and he showed a glimpse of it with his thumping celebration by sending a message to the dugout to continue clapping. The ongoing Test series in South Africa has been taking place under closed doors due to the surge in Covid-19 cases globally and the Indian players who were warming the bench played their role in encouraging the side in the absence of the fans.
Mohammed Shami picked up two quick wickets in an over to leave the Proteas tottering at 159 for the loss of 6 wickets with all the batters gone. In a moment of celebration, Virat Kohli urged the Indian dugout to keep the support going on for the bowlers as they have done an excellent job so far.
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The skipper has always been very much pumped up to get hold of the Test and his bowlers deserve the kind of appreciation from the dugout. Kohli insisted the Indian players sitting in the dugout keep going with their ‘clap clap’ encouragement and it brought dividends quickly with Marco Jansen getting dismissed at the stroke of the Tea session.
Jasprit Bumrah set the off stump for a walk with an excellent delivery that moved in viciously and India will feel a lot more confident now with Proteas still trailing by 47 runs. Keegan Petersen was the only South African batter to score as fifty as he played a gritty knock of 72 runs.
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In a video posted by a fan, he captioned it as, “Kohli celebrates the wickets.. looks towards his team dugout and shouts ‘Keep Clapping Boys. Keep Clapping’ and this follows. This guy just creates an amazing atmosphere in the match.”
Kohli celebrates the wickets.. looks towards his team dug out and shouts 'Keep Clapping Boys.. Keep Clapping' and this follows..
This guy just creates an amazing atmosphere in the match.. pic.twitter.com/ens77zqg3M
— Kanav Bali🏏 (@Concussion__Sub) January 12, 2022
Virat Kohli had already played an excellent knock of 79 in the first innings when all the other batters struggled for runs and it is clear, that he wants the records to be rewritten. India has never won a Test series in South Africa so far and it will be a huge effort if they go on to win the ongoing Test in Cape Town with the series level at 1-1.
