Published 12:11 IST, October 24th 2024

Sarfaraz Khan And Virat Kohli Were Fully Convinced..: Simon Doull LAUDS Indian Duo on Successful DRS

Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull lauded the Indian duo of Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli on the successful DRS of Will Young.

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Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull lauded Indian duo of Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli on successful DRS of Will Young during second Test in Pune on Thursday. Sarfaraz and Kohli h to convince Rohit Sharma to take DRS, which he took. It was a successful DRS as Young was dismissed. As it turned out, Young h got a deflection on that and was given out. It was a big breakthrough for India as NZ were starting to stitch a partnership. Young perished for 18 after getting reasonably set in middle. Simon Doull, on air, said, "Sarfaraz Khan and Virat Kohli were fully convinced it was out. Kudos to Sarfaraz for having such a great morning".

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Meanwhile, given hard circumstances shown by 1st Test in Bengaluru, India will try to undo New Zealand's pick. As game runs from October 24 to 28, two cricketing titans are about to eng in battle. Leing players from both sides—Tom Latham for New Zealand and Rohit Sharma for India—will be under close examination for ir performance in this pivotal game. pitch conditions will be very important as y will determine level of a captivating and fierce game possible.

"When you play a Test match like that, first session didn't go our way. But we batted well in second innings. We take a lot of positives from that and see how we can turn things around here. Always want to find ways to get back into Test match when you're behind. That's what we did," Rohit said at toss. 

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12:03 IST, October 24th 2024