Cricket World Cup 2023: Heartbreak For India! Virat Kohli Dismissed For Duck In England Clash - Watch

29.10.2023 - 10:19 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian cricket team fans were left shell-shocked as in-form Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against England in Lucknow on Sunday.

Kohli faced nine balls and was ended up gifting his wicket to David Willey without scoring a single run. It was a short of the length ball from Willey and Kohli ended up miscuing his shot completely.

Ben Stokes had no difficulties in completing the catch as the crowd at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow was left stunned. The star batter has enjoyed a brilliant run of form in the competition till now with one century and three half-centuries.

England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first. The defending champions have lost four of their five matches and come in unchanged at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium in hunt of victory to cling on to their slim hopes of making the semi-finals.

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