Shubman Gill's 'Kicks' Scare Virat Kohli During Cricket World Cup Practice. Reaction Is Viral - Watch

14.11.2023 - 03:02 sports.ndtv.com

The camaraderie between Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli is quite well known with the two Indian cricket team stars sharing several light hearted moments on the field.

One such incident happened during India's practice session ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Netherlands. Gill was doing jumping kicks to warm up but he ended up doing it very close to Kohli.

The veteran batter, who was walking with his bat in his hand, was startled by the sudden movement but he found it funny and even threatened to jokingly hit Gill with his bat.

The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Centuries from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul powered India to a 160-run World Cup win over the Netherlands on Sunday as they completed the group stage with a perfect nine wins in nine games.

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