‘Ulta wala daal’ – Virat Kohli’s advice helps Yuzvendra Chahal clean up Kieron Pollard for a golden duck

Virat Kohli’s advise to Yuzvendra Chahal in the 1st ODI against the West Indies helped the leg spinner to scalp the wicket of the opposition skipper Kieron Pollard.

When Pollard came out to bat, Virat Kohli was heard telling Chahal, ‘ulta wala daal… bindaas daal,’ which means bowl the googly to Pollard.

Chahal did as he was told. Chahal bowled a perfect googly, the ball pitched outside off stump and came back in, Pollard went for the expansive drive, and the ball sneaked in through bat and pad and crashed onto his stumps. The Indian players were jubilant, and Kohli’s plan had worked.

You can see the dismissal of Kieron Pollard in the video below

Yuzvendra Chahal won the Player of the Match award in the 1st ODI against West Indies

Yuzvendra Chahal was outstanding with the ball in the 1st ODI against the ‘Men in Maroon’. In the 9.5 overs that he bowled, Chahal picked up 4 wickets and won the Player of the Match award for his performance. Chahal also went past an important milestone during the 1st ODI as well.

The leg spinner went past 100 ODI wickets and currently has 103 wickets in 60 matches at an average of 27.27. Talking about the match, the West Indies put up a poor performance with the bat at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The visitors were bowled out for a total of just 176 in the first innings, and apart from Jason Holder, who scored a half-century, not even a single batter could even score 30.

In reply, the Indian side made light work of the target. Skipper Rohit Sharma contributed an attractive 60 at the top of the order to set the tone for the chase. Suryakumar Yadav also scored a valuable 34* off 36 deliveries as India won the match with 6 wickets in hand. India and the West Indies will lock horns in the 2nd ODI of the series on 9th February 2022 in Ahmedabad. It is a must-win game for the ‘Men in Maroon’.