Virat Kohli Brings Out Riyan Parag-Inspired Bihu Dance Celebration After Taking Catch In IND vs SL 2nd ODI- WATCH
Virat Kohli celebrated the fall of Sri Lanka's Sadeera Samarawickrama off Axar Patel with a bit of Riyan Parag-inspired Bihu dancing.
Virat Kohli is usually a lightwire on the field. One of India's most celebrated cricketers, Kohli, is known to bring enegry onto the field. He gets the crowd going and is also fuelled by the atmosphere and the fans going behind his back. India might not have been able to cross the line in the ODI series opener against Sri Lanka which ended in a tie but Kohli was back at his passionate best in the second ODI.
An incident which shows Kohli's animated celebration happened in the second of the three-match series when Sadeera Samarawickrama fell to Axar Patel. It was Kohli who took the catch but after his effort which helped the left-arm spinner get the wicket, Kohli turned to the dugout and tried the Riyan Parag-inspired Bihu dance celebration. The video of Kohli's dance has gone viral on social media.
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Take a look at Virat Kohli's dance here:
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India Restrict Sri Lanka To 240/9 In Colombo
Meanwhile, India have restricted Sri Lanka to 240/9 in the 2nd ODI in Colombo. Washington Sundar was the pick of the bowlers for the tourists as he finished with figures of 3/30 in his 10 overs. In addition, Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with figures of 2/33 in his 10 overs. Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj picked up a wicket each.
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Avishka Fernando (40 off 62) and Kamindu Mendis (40 off 44) were the most successful batters for Sri Lanka. Dunith Wellalage also chipped in with a 39 off 35 deliveries and was the only batter for the hosts to smash sixes, managing 2 of them in his innings.