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WATCH: Virat Kohli’s lightning reflexes shine as he sends Mitchell Marsh back to pavilion with spectacular catch in ODI World Cup 2023 clash
India and Australia are playing their first match of the ODI World Cup 2023 against each other at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, October 8. Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first on the tricky surface of Chennai.
Meanwhile, former India captain Virat Kohli displayed a stunning piece of fielding in the 3rd over of the innings. Jasprit Bumrah came to bowl his 2nd over of the match and bowled a short length delivery with extra bounce outside off, Australian opener Mitchell Marsh hung his bat at it, but the ball got the outside edge of the bat and the ball went to Kohli’s left, who dived acrobatically and took it with two hands. The video of Kohli’s amazing catch is going viral on social media.
Watch the video here:
https://twitter.com/KohliKlassic/status/1710946035445481602
Shubman Gill didn’t recover in time: Rohit Sharma
Talking about the exciting contest, India suffered a huge setback when their young sensation Shubman Gill tested positive for dengue ahead of the match. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma came for the toss and announced that Gill is still recovering and the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will replace him as an opener in the match.
“The conditions are there for the bowlers and the ball will turn as the game goes on, you need to understand what line and lengths to bowl and adjust accordingly. We played a lot of cricket before that, we played two good series before the warm-up games, we have covered all bases. Unfortunately, he (Shubman Gill) didn’t recover in time, we waited till today morning and he couldn’t recover. Ishan comes in to replace him, he will open the batting.” Rohit said during the toss.
On the other hand, Australia are also playing without their star allrounder Marcus Stoinis who is suffering from a hamstring injury and his comeback is still unknown. However, the Kangaroos still have a balanced side and will be giving a tough fight to the Men in Blue.