WTC Final Live: Virat Kohli continues century drought as Kyle Jamieson wins IPL team rivalry – India captain Virat Kohli’s century drought continues as his RCB teammate and New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson dismiss him in the ICC WTC Final. Virat Kohli, who scored 44 runs in 132 balls with help of one boundary, was plumped between in front of wickets in the 68th over of the innings.
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Virat had a long chat with vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane before taking the DRS. However, in the review as well the onfield’s call was upheld. India captain has been unlucky in Test with the reviews as he has referred in 17 times out of which 10 were struck down, five were umpire’s call and two were upheld.
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Virat Kohli DRS referrals as batsman (Tests)
– 17 referrals
– 2 upheld
– 5 umpire’s call
– 10 struck down
Virat Kohli’s Century drought
It has been 569 days since India skipper Kohli last scored a century. The last time Virat Kohli scored a ton was back in November 2019 against Bangladesh in the Day-Night pink-ball Test at the Eden Gardens. Since then, he has scored 1,646 runs in 40 matches across all formats at an average of 43.31 but without scoring a ton. His highest score remains 94 not out since then.
Virat Kohli vs Kyle Jamieson
Earlier, Kohli asked Jamieson if he wish to bowl against him with the duke ball in the nets during IPL 2021, however, Kyle refused to bowl. Jamieson in a virtual press conference from the UK on Wednesday said, “We were talking generally about cricket, having played against each other 12 months before. He was asking me if I had played in England, what his own experiences had been there. No specifics. We went our ways with a sort of parting jibe – ‘See you in a month’s time. I had two Dukes balls in my bag but I didn’t get the chance to use them. I was going to bring them out at the back end of the tournament.”