SA vs IND | Twitter abuzz on Kohli’s blissful six under pressure, countering the Proteas with disdain
Dethroning South Africa in their fortress ain’t an easy task and the Indian contingent could feel the heat during the first of the two-match Test series in Centurion. However, Virat Kohli’s effortless looking six off Gerald Coetzee in the 19th over spun a different story of skill and determination.
A surface where the Indian bowlers toiled hard in the morning session sounded like a different strip when the Proteas bowlers precisely executed their plans. The scorecard read 72-4 after 17.5 overs when the Men in Blue lost Shreyas Iyer to Marco Jansen. With a meagre batting line-up on queue, Kohli countered the pressure in the following over with a brilliant six off Gerald Coetzee in the third ball of the 19th over.
The speedster dished a short delivery outside the off stump and Kohli transferred his weight on the back foot to loft it over the deep cover region for a six. On a surface where the Indian batters failed to play their strokes, the Indian talisman timed a tricky shot with lovely wrist work and bottom handed touch. For a brief moment, the broadcasters failed to pick where the ball landed but the umpire’s gestures confirmed that it was a maximum out of nowhere for the hosts.
The Twitterati were quick to pick this moment and poured down praises for Kohli.
What a shot
— Virat Sharma (@ViratSharm39743) December 28, 2023
25th six with a style
25th Test Six for Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/XbftGlDohi
— Abhi (@Abhishek43Jain) December 28, 2023
King shot
What a shot for six from King Kohli 👑
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 28, 2023
- He is looking for big one. pic.twitter.com/ggQ9j3FPGo
What a six
WHAT A SIX BY VIRAT KOHLI. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oqFUZffmIi
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 28, 2023
Great hit
🚨 STOP THE PRESS 🚨
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) December 28, 2023
Virat Kohli has just hit a six to a fast bowler in the off-side.
Praises from everywhere
What a six by Virat Kohli 🥵💉 pic.twitter.com/nNJJ5BGkd9
— ` (@imleser82) December 28, 2023
First test six in 2023
First six for Virat Kohli in 2023 Test Cricket. pic.twitter.com/tnOLbFaZdJ
— Cricket🏏 Lover // ICT Fan Account (@CricCrazyV) December 28, 2023
It will stay forever
This six by Virat Kohli gonna stay up in my mind for long long time. ✨🤍#INDvSA. #ViratKohlipic.twitter.com/rL5xTXrjfF
— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) December 28, 2023
Good one
That six off Coetzee was Virat Kohli's 25th six in Test cricket. He has now hit as many sixes in Tests as Mohammed Shami ; going past Umesh Yadav's tally of 24 :)#INDvsSA
— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) December 28, 2023
At its maximum
WHAT A SIX BY VIRAT KOHLI. 🔥
— Malik Mubashir (@MalikMu24083494) December 28, 2023
KOHLI GOES FOR THE MAXIMUM! 🏏
The last time Kohli hit a six inside the first 50 balls of his innings in a Test was back in 2019 against South Africa in Vizag.
Kohli has managed it only 9 times in Tests.#INDvSA #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/K4IDW282ov
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