"Have Seen Rohit Sharma Play...": Sunil Gavaskar's Epic Narration Of Virat Kohli's Outrageous Shot

25.10.2023 - 18:37 sports.ndtv.com

The Cricket World Cup 2023 showdown between India and New Zealand produced a fine contest between the top two sides of the campaign.

Virat Kohli's 95 powered the Indian team to its 5th successive victory of the World Cup while New Zeland suffered their first defeat of the campaign.

Virat unleashed some brilliant strokes during his stay on the 22-yard strip. One that got even the commentator Sunil Gavaskar off his seat was a pull shot off the front foot, something that Kohli's teammate Rohit Sharma is used to playing. "What a shot.

What a shot. We have seen Rohit Sharma play pull off the front foot, and now Kohli is showing that he can do that as well. This shot went like a rocket, that is massive," Gavaskar said on air after seeing Kohli's outrageous hit.

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