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Virat Kohli Made Sweet Gestures Towards His Daughter Before Lunch On Day 3
By CricShots - Jan 13, 2022 7:05 pm
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During the ongoing third and final Test of the three-match series between India and South Africa, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli was seen gesturing towards his daughter Vamika in the stand as he and Rishabh Pant was leaving the field for lunch on Day 3. Pant scored a brilliant fifty before lunch on Day 3 in Cape Town.

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Virat Kohli

India resumed the third day’s play at 57/2, and the visitors lost the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the first 15 minutes of Day 3. However, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant displayed a brilliant performance against the South Africa bowlers and stitched up a crucial partnership of 73 runs before the lunch on the third day’s play in the series decider in Cape Town.

WATCH – Rishabh Pant Came Down The Track To Smash A Boundary Off Duanne Olivier

Team India scorecard read 130/4 when the lunch break was called for the day, and Virat Kohli, who was walking to the dressing room was seen gesturing towards his daughter Vamika in the stands. The daughter’s face has not been revealed on any social media platforms as the couple themselves have not revealed her face in the public media yet. 

Here is the video of the incident:

https://twitter.com/chirutha_18/status/1481578479280099329?s=20

On Day 2 of the ongoing third and final Test between India and South Africa at the Newlands in Cape Town 11 wickets fell on the that witnessed Keegan Petersen emulate what the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli did on Day 1, although in a failed attempt to take South Africa past India’s first-innings total. However, on Day 3, the young wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant came out all guns blazing as he smashed a cover drove coming down the track to Duanne Olivier.

A valiant knock of 72 runs off 166 helped South Africa was looking good to nullify the lead, but Mohammed Shami’s double whammy in the second session and Jasprit Bumrah’s seventh five-wicket haul denied Petersen any help from the other end as South Africa eventually got bundled out for a meager score of folded for 210 runs, 13 short of equalling India’s total.

WATCH – Virat Kohli Encouraged The Indian Dugout To Continue Clapping

In the second innings, India had lost both their openers, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada respectively, however, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara steadied India’s ship. At the end of Day 2, India was at 57/2 with a lead of 70 runs.