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'Brother Of Babar Azam From Another Country' - Virat Kohli Gets Trolled For Poor Knock

Arnav Chopra

Virat Kohli (Source: X.com)Virat Kohli (Source: X.com)

Indian star Virat Kohli failed in the opening game against Bangladesh in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. Kohli, who came in at number three, was dismissed for 22 by leg-spinner Rishad Hossain.

Kohli's Failure Puts Pressure Back On India

Chasing 229 for victory, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill had a great start as they stitched a 69-run partnership for the first wicket when the skipper fell for 41 against Taskin Ahmed. However, by then, India were in a commanding position as they were able to manipulate the bowlers easily. 

The game suddenly changed when Indian star legendary batter Virat Kohli came on to the crease, but he soon started to show signs of struggle as he managed his 1st run on the 10th delivery he faced. 

Kohli was finding it difficult to score runs against the bowlers as he felt the pitch was a bit sticky to start off. Despite all that, he played 38 deliveries in his innings to score 22 runs when he was dismissed by leg-spinner Rishad Hossain while trying to cut him through the offside, which Soumya Sarkar caught. 

The right-hander in his knock could only manage one boundary, which came three deliveries before his wicket fell while he batted with a strike rate of 57.89, putting pressure back on his team.

Playing slow on a wicket where Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were aggressive with the bat didn't do well for Virat, who was attacked by pages and fans online. With this wicket, Kohli, who disappointed the fans with his performance, was getting trolled on social media platform X, where people started going after him for playing a reckless shot.

Social Media Went After Kohli

"Played TukTuk

-Got out on simple ball

-Looked at bat, like it’s the bat’s mistake

-Gone back to the pavilion

Classic Academy mode Kohli for you" – @TukTuk_Academy

"How Virat Kohli saw Rishad Hossain: Adil Rashid" – @academy_dinda

"Rohit - 7 boundaries in 36 balls

Kohli - 1 boundary in 38 balls

This is selfish Kohli era, we are just living in it.

Kohli- Trust Me Bro, Pitch Is Slow" – @Ro_45stan

"Virat kohli saab saving his best for the next match" – @Wellutwt

"Brother of Babar Azam from another country" – @TrollCricket15

"Kya ho gaya hai Virat bhai. Purane wale laut aao, thoda Ben Stokes bolo, aggression Lao. Hunger le aao" – @MidnightMusinng

"Kohli sahab getting out against leg spin nowadays: Mujhe Farak Nahi Padta" –@CricketKiBaat01

"King kohli 22(38) is what babar dreamt to be 🐐

Sucked all the momentum out of this innings, broke Shubman Gill's rhythm & got out.Pathetic innings.. pls retire" – @Zidane_Stan

India Lose Fourth During The Chase

Regarding the game, Bangladesh opted to bat first at Dubai International Cricket Stadium earlier in the day and were rocked early by Indian bowlers as they were 5 down for 35. However, middle order batters Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali played brilliant knocks to push Bangladesh back into the game, and by the end of 49.4 overs, they were bowled out for 228 runs, putting a respectable target on the board. In reply, India were 144 for 4 after 30.1 overs, with Gill and KL Rahul still at the crease.