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IND V AUS 2nd Test: Kohli gets out without offering a shot for the second time in a row
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New Delhi: Will it turn? Will it miss the leg stump? Will it bounce too much? Virat Kohli had to find an answer to all these questions in a matter of second, which he did find. But to the disappointment of millions, the answer was an incorrect one. The Indian captain was out without offering a shot for the second time in a row.
Nathan Lyon, who was in the middle of a dream spell, foxed Kohli with a delivery which neither turned nor bounced. Having deceived Kohli with steep turn and bounce just a delivery before, Lyon decided to push one through with a flatter trajectory, the seam pointing more towards square leg instead of a normal Lyon off-spinner.
Kohli rocked on to back foot and decided to shoulder his arms, hoping the extra bounce will go in his favour. But the ball zipped straight through and trapped Kohli right in front. Umpire Nigel Llong correctly raised his
A baffled Kohli decided opt for review but for no avail. He had to take the long walk back for 12.
Interestingly, Kohli was out shouldering arms in the last innings of Pune also. An O’Keefe arm ball had gone on to knock Kohli’s off stump, leaving the Indian captain shell shocked.
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