"He Is Going To Do...": Virat Kohli Expecting Same Old Chris Gayle On West Indies Tour

09.07.2023 - 18:37 sports.ndtv.com

Team India's tour of West Indies is set to kick off next week with the first Test in Dominica from Wednesday, July 12. The visitors will play two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is against the hosts.

Just like any of their previous tours of the Caribbean islands, star batter Virat Kohli feels Chris Gayle will invite everyone to his house in Jamaica, where the players will go and chill out with the fun loving former West Indies captain. "Well Chris, I have hung out with him for so many years.

I am sure that when we are in Jamaica, we will definitely go and meet Chris. He always invites the team home to have a good time and just chill out," Kohli said during an interaction on 'Follow the Blues' on Star Sports.

Kohli said that everyone in the team likes Gayle, who is known for his humble nature and hospitality. "So I am sure he is going to do the same again if he is in town.

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Virat Kohli has been a mainstay of the Indian cricket team batting line-up for many years and he has already seen many ups and downs with the national side. Kohli is currently in West Indies where India won the first Test comprehensively and thanks to the result, the star batter surpassed MS Dhoni in an elite list. It was the 296th time when Kohli ended up on the winning side with the Indian cricket team – one more than ex-skipper Dhoni. The record currently belongs to legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar who won 307 matches with India during the course of his illustrious career.

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India dominated a hapless West Indies team in the first Test in Dominica to win by an innings and 141 runs. Yashahvi Jaiswal shone with the bat with a terrific 171 in his maiden innings while Ravichandran picked 12 wickets in the match as India took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. It was an easy outing for India and the players could be seen having fun on the field. After West Indies went nine down in the second innings India sensed a win was just a matter of time. But then their No.11 Jomel Warrican started hitting with some unusual shots. Seeing that Kohli could not hide his laughter and was caught on the stump mic saying, "Ye Kaun si batting kar raha hai (what kind of batting is this?"

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India completely outplayed West Indies in the first Test match in Dominica but not before the pitch produced a few surprises for the visitors. There were clear cracks on the playing surface by Day 2 and a few deliveries produced movements that took the batters by surprise. On Day 3, a delivery from Kraigg Brathwaite landed on one of the cracks and it spun and bounced steeply much to the amazement of Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja quickly called for a helmet considering the unpredictable movement of the deliveries and even Virat Kohli could not hide his emotions, producing a cheeky smile.

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