IND vs ENG: Dinesh Karthik praised Virat Kohli in 3 T20Is

Virat Kohli was in top batting form for India during the third T20I, but could not prevent defeat against England. The Indian captain scored an unbeaten half-century, which was saluted by fans and pundits. Scoring 77 from 46 balls, Kohli helped achieve the target of 157, which England achieved in 18.2 overs. Kohli’s knock came at a time when India were fast losing wickets against opposition bowling department like Rohit Sharma (15), KL Rahul (0) and Ishan Kishan (4). The Indian captain was praised by Dinesh Karthik, who saluted him in his own unique way. Taking to Twitter, the Tamil Nadu captain tweeted, “Starts like a Corolla, finishes like a FERRARI #KingKohli”.

Starts like a Corolla, finishes like a Ferrari #KingKohli

– DK (@ Dinesh Karthik) March 16, 2021

Kohli was called up to bat earlier than expected with India’s batting order alongside England fast bowler Mark Wood. Wood took three wickets in the match, which included openers Rohit and Rahul.

Upon his arrival, India were mourning 20 for two and he started in style with a four in the first delivery. He started off slow, but soon accelerated his innings and hit eight fours and four sixes.

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But in the end, Kohli’s innings was overtaken by Jos Buttler, who also recorded an unbeaten century for England. Scoring 83 runs from 52 balls, the opener helped them take a 2–1 lead in the current five-match T20 series.

The two sides will face each other again in the fourth T20I at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.