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WATCH – Kesrick Williams Didn’t Celebrate After Dismissing Virat Kohli
By CricShots - Dec 9, 2019 11:44 am
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West Indies fast bowler Kesrick Williams has finally leveled the score with the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli by deciding not to celebrate after dismissing the Indian skipper in the second T20I of the three-match series in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.  Williams’ signature “notebook” celebration was mimicked by Virat after being hit for a six in the first T20I in Hyderabad on Friday.

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Virat Kohli imitating Kesrick Williams in the first T20I

In Thiruvananthapuram, Williams took the revenge of his humiliation by dismissing  Kohli for 19 in the 14th over and instead of celebrating it with a virtual “notebook”, he put his index finger on his lips and sent Twitter into a frenzy.

Here are some of the reactions:

Williams went on to scalp two wickets as the visitors restricted the men in blue to a below-par total 170/7 after opting to bowl. With the help of the unbeaten half-century by Lendl Simmons, the Windies chased down the total with eight wickets in hands and level the three-match series 1-1.

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In the first T20I, which India won by six wickets, Kohli imitated Williams’s “notebook” celebration after hitting him for a six. It was being believed that the Indian skipper,  had copied Williams’ CPL send-off to Chadwick Walton but the man of the match made it clear that it was more of revenge.

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After the first game, Virat said, “It’s not the CPL (about Williams’ celebration), it happened to me in Jamaica when he got me out. So I thought I’ll tick a few in the notebook as well, but all good. There were a few words, but smiles at the end. That’s what you want to see. Good competitive cricket but in the end shake hands and give a hi-fi. That’s what cricket is all about. Play it hard but have respect for opponents.”

Kohli remained unbeaten on 94 and put on a crucial  100-run second-wicket stand with KL Rahul, who made 62, as the hosts reached their target of 208 in 18.4 overs.