The senior duo was unhappy with Kuldeep’s efforts after he let the throw from the outfield go, which could have resulted in overthrows.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were visibly frustrated at Kuldeep Yadav in the 32nd over of the first innings. The senior duo was unhappy with Kuldeep’s efforts after he let the throw from the outfield go, which could have resulted in overthrows.
Kuldeep bowled a fuller-length delivery to Steven Smith, who easily flicked it to the deep midwicket region for a single. Kohli fielded the ball and threw it instantly towards the bowler with full steam, as he often does while on the boundary ropes.
However, Kuldeep didn’t put his hands to catch the ball and let it go towards the cover region. The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma, stood at cover and stopped the ball, which didn’t please Kohli and Rohit.
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Kohli immediately shouted at Kuldeep, subjecting him to a few harsh Hindi words in anger. Meanwhile, Rohit was also angry with Kuldeep, asking him to stop the throw rather than letting it go with a grimace. It shows how intense this contest is as the two experienced players don’t want to give anything to the opponent.
Kuldeep Yadav has proved to be a weak link in India’s bowling unit for this semifinal clash of the Champions Trophy 2025. He has conceded 44 runs in eight overs at an economy rate of 5.50 without taking any wickets.
His bowling has been all over the sea, as Kuldeep has bowled several boundary-hitting deliveries and let the Aussie batters hit him easily. His variations haven’t been too potent and the likes of Smith and Alex Carey handled him supremely well.
Meanwhile, other bowlers bowled well here and there, even though they were also found wanting against the top-class batting of Smith and other batters. Still, Kuldeep was the easiest spinner to tackle for Australia’s batters.
India snared two big wickets, Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell, within a few deliveries to storm back into the game after a crucial partnership between Smith and Alex Carey. India would want to keep the opponent in check and restrict Australia to as low a score as possible.
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