Memes on Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni evolve after India’s Hamilton debacle

India made a thunderous start to their five-match ODI series against New Zealand. The Men in Blue won the first three encounters in Napier and Mount Maunganui respectively. Subsequently, they took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. However, the fourth encounter at the Seddon Park in Hamilton turned out to be equivalent to a nightmare for the visiting team.

India lost the match by a mammoth eight wickets as the Black Caps didn’t allow them to get a foothold into the contest at any stage. India had a couple of big omissions for the encounter. Virat Kohli wasn’t a part of the team as he was rested for the last two matches. Moreover, MS Dhoni, the veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, also missed due to a hamstring injury.

It also meant that Shubman Gill made his debut and Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy mantle. The Kiwis won the toss and elected to bowl first and the decision worked wonders for them as they were able to bowl their opponents out for a paltry 92 in 30.5 overs. Left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult came into his own the ripped through the depleted Indian batting lineup.

The hilarious memes on Dhoni and Kohli

He bowled as many as four maidens and picked up a five-wicket haul, conceding 21 runs. Moreover, he bowled those overs at a stretch. Colin de Grandhomme also assisted him by getting rid of three batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal added 33 runs, but it wasn’t enough to take India over the 100-run mark. Chahal turned out to be India’s highest run-scorer with 18 runs.

The visiting team picked up a couple of wickets, but it was never going to be enough to restrict the Kiwis. In the end, Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls remained not out and helped their team gun the target down with 212 balls to spare. In the meantime, a few hilarious memes surrounding Kohli and Dhoni are doing the rounds.

Here are the memes

Every Indian to @msdhoni after watching Indian team collapse #NZvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/bEX3pnqEsP

— Shubham Agarwal 🇮🇳 (@tigerboyshubham) January 31, 2019

Virat Kohli After Watching India Collapse. #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/kdOHrfR0Mo

— آفتاب عالم (@SRKian_Aaftab) January 31, 2019

When Virat Kohli is not in the side#INDvNZ . pic.twitter.com/8xe7HbZQVu

— maruvada sagar (@MaruvadaSagar) January 31, 2019

#TeamIndia with @imVkohli and @msdhoni Vs without them #4thODI #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/HxGdhWEWr6

— Reshma Narayan (@reshmanarayan5) January 31, 2019

Century for the Middle order in the absence of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/CcE61WVjX8

— Sgr (@iamsagarcastic) January 31, 2019

Still there are ppl who want MS Dhoni to retire

without him India fell apart #4thODI#NZvIND #NZvsIND #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/LsjcXVOWwU

— Freaky ~ DRaval (@HODL_till_2140) January 31, 2019

Indian team to #ViratKohli #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/QhHdb0LENO

— 🅿riyanka🏏 (@The_Priyanka__) January 31, 2019

Dhoni and Kohli right now #INDvsNZ #NZvsIND pic.twitter.com/nFiJVwzvk4

— Gobyshankar (@GobyDot) January 31, 2019

Indian Batting without #Kohli#NZvInd #INDvNZ #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/m3snSMqGsW

— Nisarg (@NisargTheGreat_) January 31, 2019

Pic1: India with the captaincy of #ViratKohli
Pic2: India without virat kohli🤦 pic.twitter.com/MVVXtjy53O

— Sagararyan (@Sagarar10404387) January 31, 2019

Virat kohli when TV on and saw, what the hell going on #NZvIND #NZvsIND #4thODI pic.twitter.com/0rgr0CVrd0

— 🔥Amit (@Amit__1998) January 31, 2019

Ms Dhoni to india fans😂@Dsk_Talks pic.twitter.com/ez4BIDNV6C

— S Randhawa🏏 (@SimranR71996476) January 31, 2019

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