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[Watch] Virat Kohli Passionately Hugs Rohit Sharma After KL Rahul's Winning Six

Aashay Chopade

Virat Kohli hugging Rohit Sharma after six (Source:@kuchnahi1269083/X.com)Virat Kohli hugging Rohit Sharma after six (Source:@kuchnahi1269083/X.com)

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The semifinal against India and Australia of Champions Trophy 2025 was always expected to create lot of excitement and the game lived upto its billing. There were plenty of twists and turns along the way and in the end, India managed to clinch the game by four wickets in the penultimate over.

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The match ended with KL Rahul, the Indian wicketkeeper, coming up with an MSD-esque winning six and it brought a wave of joy in the Indian camp as well as the packed Dubai stadium. On the first ball of the 49th over, Glenn Maxwell bowled a tossed up delivery on off. KL Rahul danced down the track and launched it over wide long on for a maximum.

He roared in anger after the six and hugged Ravindra Jadeja who came charging towards him from the other end. As the camera flashed towards the Indian dressing room Virat Kohli was seen roaring in delight and then found out Rohit Sharma quickly to hug him with great passion. There were all smiles in the dressing room and the Indian team under Rohit Sharma are once again dominating an ICC tournament.

Earlier, Australia won the toss and decided to bat first, and on a tough pitch, Steve Smith along with Alex Carey took Australia to a competitive total of 264 with Mohammed Shami picking three wickets for India.

In the run-chase, India lost two wickets early, but Virat Kohli stood tall and got good support from the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel. Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul finished things off with some big hits in the death overs, and India produced another dominating performance.