Published 13:23 IST, December 20th 2019

Virat Kohli takes a 'small-sized' dig at Chahal, compares spinner with Pollard

Indian skipper Virat Kohli took a 'small-sized' dig at spinner Chahal as he compared the spinner to West Indies captain Pollard, leaving netizens in splits

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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Indian skipper Virat Kohli took a 'small-sized' dig at spinner Yuzvendra Chahal as he compared spinner to West Indies captain Kieron Pollard, leaving netizens in peals of laughter. India returned to winning ways after an emphatic 107-run win over West Indies in second ODI at Vishakapatnam and are eyeing to wrap series with a win in decider in Cuttack on December 22. Yuzvendra Chahal, who is kwn for his witty and humorous presence on social media, posted a photo of himself attempting to play a shot with bat while Pollard looked on. Virat Kohli took a cheeky dig at Chahal's caption, which read 10-kilo bat and 2.5-kilo hands, and compared Chahal's thighs to Pollard's calf. Taking a friendly dig at host of Chahal TV, Kohli claimed that Chahal's thighs were size of Pollard's calves. 

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'We are one of top sides'

"In last three games, including one at Wankhede and first two ODIs (of this series), we've batted well in first half. Batting second isn't an issue, we're one of top sides, if t best while chasing. As a captain, nice to see way we've batted first after losing toss. It shows we're t reliant on toss," Kohli said after match.

"It's always good to get 40-50 extra and we want to bat opposition out of game. Rohit and KL were outstanding, opening partnership set it up. Shreyas and Rishabh, way y played, was outstanding," he added.

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13:09 IST, December 20th 2019