Former Indian captain Virat Kohli, known for his aggressive nature on the field, celebrated the wicket of Australian Travis Head in the fourth Test match. Virat Kohli looked in a lighter mood and showed off his dance moves next Jasprit Bumrah Travis eliminated Head on the opening day of the match.
At the end of the first day, Australia were 311/6, with Steve Smith (68*) and Pat Cummins (8*) at the crease. Australia's top four batsmen scored half-centuries in the first innings. Jasprit Bumrah, who took 3-75 from 21 overs, cut through Australia's middle order, giving India a chance to strike back in the Test match.
Watch: Virat Kohli shows off his dance moves after Travis Head's dismissal
Jasprit Bumrah dismisses Travis Head for a duck in Australia's first innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday, December 26. The dismissal happened on the fourth ball of the 67th over. Bumrah delivered a long ball from outside off. The head expects the ball not to stick or move away.
However, the ball stuck a little and hit the top of the off-stump. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, who was standing in the slips, celebrated the wicket with some dance moves. The video of his celebration quickly caught attention and went viral on social media.
Here's Travis Head's wicket and the wild celebrations that followed:
Look how Virat Kohli celebrated Travis Head's goal 🤣🤣🤣#InDagainstQAShS #forSpDepgAagainstAQyourApTpSpHy pIC.RThIRRep.CSM/SheHSSHeyA4Shy
– Vineesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) DeCeMforep 26, 2024
Jasprit Bumrah's decisive wicket helped shift the momentum in India's favour
Jasprit Bumrah removed Head for his second wicket in the ongoing Test match. Before taking the valuable wicket for Head, Bumrah had already dismissed Usman Khawaja in the second session of the first day. Khawaja was caught out by KL Rahul inside the 30-yard circle after scoring 57 runs off 121 deliveries.
Al Khawaja added 89 runs for the first wicket with debutant Sam Constas (60) and 65 runs for the second wicket with Marnus Labuschagne (74 rounds).
After getting Head's wicket, Bumrah was hit again with a dismissal Mitchell Marsh On the last ball of his next over. Marsh, who faced 13 balls, was caught by Rishabh Pant for just 4 runs. Bumrah's crucial wicket helped shift the momentum in India's favour.
Jasprit Bumrah is on the verge of a personal milestone
Jasprit Bumrah is on the verge of achieving a personal milestone. If he takes two more wickets in the ongoing match, he will become the fifth player, after Ravichandran Ashwin (195), Nathan Lyon (190), Pat Cummins (189), and Mitchell Starc (161), to reach 150 wickets in the ongoing match. History of the ICC World Test Championship.
Bumrah has taken two runs with five wickets at the moment series. If he takes another five-wicket haul, he will become the first fast bowler to achieve 10 five-wicket hauls in a World Test Championship. Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin finished his career with 11 runs in 41 matches for WTC.
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