Virat Kohli's animated send off to his counterpart Joe Root added a dash of drama to the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test between India and England in Birmingham on Wednesday.
Root was looking set to get a big one but a brilliant piece of fielding from Kohli saw the right-hander getting run out for 80.
Root tried to steal a second run off Ravichandran Ashwin but Kohli ran quickly, picked up the ball and threw it in one swift motion to knock down the stumps with a direct hit.
Kohli celebrated the dismissal with a 'mic-drop' send-off, something Root had done after guiding England to a 2-1 ODI series win against India last month.
After Joe Root’s departure, England lost five wickets for 67 runs, which reduced the home side to 285/9 at Stumps. India could have bowled England out on Day 1 had Dinesh Karthik held on to a catch off Sam Curran’s edge on the penultimate ball of the day. But, unfortunately for Mohammed Shami and India, it wasn’t to be.
(With inputs from PTI)
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