The reason behind Rubel Hossain’s loud celebration on getting Virat Kohli out in India vs Bangladesh: World Cup 2015
The reason behind Rubel Hossain’s loud celebration on getting Virat Kohli out in India vs Bangladesh: World Cup 2015: During the India vs Bangladesh match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 were you forced to wonder what prompted Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain take his celebration of Virat Kohli’s scalp over the top? The pacer got the Indian star batsman caught behind fishing for an outside off stump delivery. Every bowler gets happy after removing the main opponent threat, and he did that early into the innings. But still the over exultation suggested us to dig out the real reason behind it.
Watch: Rubel Hossain’s over the top celebration after claiming Virat Kohli’s wicket:
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While discovering the details it came across that both the players had not only played each other in the India vs Bangladesh world cup games but also while they were junior cricketers playing U-19 cricket for their countries in the U-19 World Cup, 2008 the two had an on-field altercation.
Kohli carried on his aggression and verbal wonders for the bowler when India and Bangladesh played each other in the ICC World Cup 2011. So when Rubel got the Indian batsman out after he had only scored 3 on the day; he felt accomplished and almost though he had the last say in the rivalry.
Watch: The incident in world cup 2011 that led to Rubel giving Virat a send of in world cup 2015:
But as we know Karma gets back to you, it actually did to Rubel Hossain as in the second innings, Bangladesh were reeling in deep trouble and were almost undone by the Indian bowlers by the time he walked in to bat. Hossian got out for a duck on an Umesh Yadav delivery and everyone wanted to see how Virat Kohli who believes in giving it back reacted.
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He refrained from it and just nodded with a smile on his face, the smile of maturity; was an answer to the bowlers childish behavior as in team sports it is not just about individual rivalries and while Bangladesh could not even challenge the Indian march which now heads into the semi finals to face co-hosts Australia. It is perfect to conclude, even if Rubel claimed Kohli’s prized wicket the Indian team won the match to let Virat Kohli have the last laugh, that of victory.
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