Virat Kohli repays Rohit Sharma's faith in him with jaw-dropping deed in 1st ODI | WATCH

Former India captain Virat Kohli showed off his quick reflexes to take a spectacular catch during the first of the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, at Kensington Oval in Barbados. After decimating Windies in the Test series, India commenced the shift in format with a tidy win of 5 wickets. In a low-scoring encounter, spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja left the WI batsmen puzzled and struggling for runs. West Indies were bundled out at 114 after just 23 overs and India chased it down after losing 5 wickets.

3 things you need to know

• India defeats West Indies in the 1st ODI by 5 wickets
• Batting first WI could only post 114 on the board
• India chased down the score courtesy of Ishan Kishan's 52

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Virat Kohli takes a one-handed stunner to dismiss Romario Shephard

With half of the West Indian team already out by the 18th over after being invited to bat first by India captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli was moved to the slips just the previous delivery after batter Romario Shephard (0) was beaten on the outside edge by India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja's first ball. Jadeja bowled a similar outside-the-off-stump line delivery to Shephard the next ball, only a tad fuller this time. The 28-year-old decided to swing his bat hard at the ball in an attempt to hit the cover-point region. The ball, however, managed to hit the thick edge of his bat face and flew towards Kohli's right. With only a fraction of a second to react, a wary Kohli stretched his right hand low towards the fast-approaching ball to pluck a commendable one-handed stunner.

King Grab 🦀@imVkohli pulls off a stunner 😱#INDvWIonFanCode #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/ozvuxgFTlm

— FanCode (@FanCode) July 27, 2023

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14 behind milestone

His teammates were blown away by the 34-year-old's performance and mobbed him in delight as Jadeja took his third wicket of the game. Kohli is ranked second among Indian specialist fielders in terms of the number of catches taken in ODIs. With his 142nd catch on Thursday, he is only one catch behind former captain Mohammad Azharuddin, who leads the format with 156 catches. Overall, Kohli is now tied for fourth place with former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor. Aside from this trio, Ricky Ponting (160) and Mahela Jayawardene (218) are in the list with towering stats.