WATCH - Virat Kohli touches Axar Patel's feet for magical delivery to get Kane Williamson's wicket, video goes viral
An elated Virat Kohli was seen touching Axar Patel's feet in admiration of the brilliant display of bowling, ending Williamson's stay at the crease and bringing India right back into the game.
India won an emphatic game of cricket against New Zealand in Match No. 12 of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. The game was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai, as the Men in Blue emerged victorious by a margin of 44 runs. The win, however, wasn't an easy one, as the Kiwi batter Kane Williamson had kept his side in the hunt, until a deceptive delivery from Axar Patel got him stumped by wicketkeeper KL Rahul.
Williamson had scored 81 runs off 120 balls, and looked determined to take the BlackCaps home in the game. However, Axar's magic had the experienced batter depart, leading to the end of hopes for them further in the encounter. An elated Virat Kohli was seen touching Axar Patel's feet in admiration of the brilliant display of bowling, ending Williamson's stay at the crease and bringing India right back into the game.
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1.5KWilliamson's wicket was a significant one in the context of the game, as the Kiwi side fell like a pack of cards post that in pursuit of the 250-run target set by the Rohit Sharma-led side. Soon after Axar's spell ended, it was all about the turn of Varun Chakravarthy that had the New Zealanders have no clue whatsoever to. Chakravarthy went onto pick a five-wicket haul in the game, which also got him a hold of the Player of the Match award in his debut Champions Trophy match.
"I did feel nervous in the initial stages. Not played a lot for India in ODIs, so was nervous. As the game progressed, felt better. Virat, Rohit, Shreyas, Hardik everyone was talking to me and asked me to calm down. Found out last night about play. Was expecting to play for the country and looking forward, but was nervous. It was not a rank-turner but if you bowled in the right places, it helped. The way Kuldeep, Jaddu, Axar bowled, even the pacers. it was a total team effort."
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The Indian team will now be up against Australia in the first semi-final at the same venue on Tuesday, March 04, whereas, the Mitchell Santner-led side will travel to Lahore for the second semi-final against South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium on the following day.
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