Know about the bowling style, speed, wickets and record of Virat Kohli
During the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match between India and Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday, Star India batter Virat Kohli took over the bowling responsibilities.
This change occurred when all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was delivering the ninth over, suffered an injury after the third ball. In response, Kohli stepped in to complete the over while Hardik left the field, visibly injured.
Virat Kohli bowing record, career wickets stats, style, speed and video
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Kohli’s Bowling Career
Kohli has bowled at least one ball in 49 innings out of the 285 ODI matches he has played, and he has taken four wickets in this format. His most recent bowling in ODIs before this match was on August 31, 2017, against Sri Lanka, where he bowled two overs and conceded 12 runs. In the 2015 ODI World Cup semifinals against Australia, Kohli bowled one over and conceded seven runs.
Kohli is a right arm medium bowler with him bowling in the 90-110 kmph range.
In International Cricket
Across various formats in international cricket, Kohli has bowled 161.5 overs, taking a total of eight wickets. This includes 107.2 overs in ODIs, 25.2 overs in T20Is, and 29.1 overs in Tests. His longest spell as a bowler was during a 2012 Test match against Australia in Sydney.
Out of the 49 ODI innings where Kohli has bowled, in 46 of them, he has bowled at least one full over. Notably, Kohli holds the unique distinction of claiming a wicket off the very first delivery of his T20I career, dismissing Kevin Pietersen, who was stumped by MS Dhoni, although the ball was ruled as a wide.
Kohli, who once considered himself a “quick” bowler during his U19 World Cup days in 2008, has taken four List A wickets in ODIs. He achieved this feat during the 2008 U19 World Cup, where he also took five wickets.
In T20 cricket, Kohli has eight wickets to his name, with four in international matches and four in the Indian Premier League (IPL), dismissing players like Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Chamara Silva, Brendon McCullum, and Wriddhiman Saha.
His notable dismissals In ODIs include Alastair Cook, Craig Kieswetter, Brendon McCullum, and Quinton de Kock, while in T20Is, he has taken the wickets of Kevin Pietersen, Samit Patel, Mohammed Hafeez, and Johnson Charles.
IND vs BAN
In the mentioned game, India continued to take wickets, reducing Bangladesh to their last four wickets with just over 200 runs on the board.
The last recognized partnership of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim was broken by an exceptional catch by Ravindra Jadeja at point, leading to Jasprit Bumrah’s first wicket in the match. This meant that all Indian bowlers, except for Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli, who collectively bowled only six balls, had taken wickets.
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