Watch: Rahul Dravid consoles heartbroken Virat Kohli after another cheap dismissal | Cricket News


NEW DELHI: Virat Kohliseries of low scores on the T20 World Cup The final continued on Thursday as India’s star batter fell for a modest 9 balls in the second semi-final against defending champions England in Guyana.
As Kohli tried in vain to hit left-arm pacer Reece Topley down the side, he was bowled, leaving India hurt early at 19 for 1 in the third over.
This is Kohli’s fifth single-digit score in this year’s cricket extravaganza as he now has just 75 runs in seven innings at an average of 10.71.
A seemingly disappointed Kohli, who was sitting in the dugout after his dismissal, received a visit from the head coach. Rahul DravidThe coach was seen consoling Kohli with a pat on the leg in the dressing room.

Earlier, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field first against unbeaten India in the semi-final.
The toss was delayed by 80 minutes due to heavy morning rain which left the outfield wet.
The rain returned after just 8 overs in India’s innings with Rohit Sharma (37*) and Suryakumar Yadav (13*) taking the team to 65 for two.
Besides Kohli, India also lost Rishabh Pant for 4 before rain interrupted play.
Play XI
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
England: Jos Buttler (captain), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley



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