'2 hi haath hain': Virat Kohli shuts down handshake request of staff at Kanpur hotel; Video viral

IND vs BAN: India and Bangladesh are currently locking horns against each other in a two-match Test series. The second game of the contest is scheduled to take place in Kanpur from September 27 to October 1. The Indian cricket team has already reached the city in Uttar Pradesh for the much-anticipated clash. Team India is already 1-0 ahead thanks to their commanding 280-run victory in the first Test match in Chennai.

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Virat Kohli refuses handshake request of a hotel staff

Veteran India batter Virat Kohli reached Kanpur with teammate Rishabh Pant and head coach Gautam Gambhir . Kohli, Pant, and Gambhir received a rousing welcome at the team hotel, where they were greeted with bouquets and rudraksh. A video of Kohli and Pant's reception is going viral on social media platforms. In the video, Kohli can be seen turning down a handshake request from one of the staff members of the Kanpur hotel.

"Sir, 2 hi haath hain (I got only two hands)," Virat Kohli could be heard saying in the viral video from Kanpur's hotel where the Indian cricket team is staying for the second Test match against Bangladesh . 

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Virat Kohli , who had a disappointing start to the series with scores of 6 and 17 in the first Test at Chennai, will be eager to make a significant impact in the next match. He has limited experience at Kanpur's Green Park stadium, having played only one Test there in 2021 against New Zealand, where he scored 27 runs across two innings.

The India vs Bangladesh Chennai Test marked Virat Kohli 's return to red-ball cricket after an eight-month hiatus, following his impressive performance in the Centurion Test against South Africa, where he scored 76. Notably, Kohli missed the five-match series against England in February-March due to personal reasons. It was later revealed to be the birth of his second child, Akaay.