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‘Dekhna kahi sand paper nah ragad de’ - Fans react as image of Steve Smith checking Virat Kohli’s bat closely in Ahmedabad Test goes viral

Here is how fans have reacted to the viral image of the Aussie skipper checking Virat Kohli's bat in Ahmedabad

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All fans were eagerly waiting to see Virat Kohli in action with the bat on day three of the ongoing BGT Test in Ahmedabad. Both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill finished day two being unbeaten. But, on day three, Rohit Sharma got out on 35 runs and then, Cheteshwar Pujara came out to bat.

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He put up a solid partnership of 113 runs with Gill before getting out on 42 runs off 121 balls. Then, Virat Kohli came out to bat at the number four position and fans were expecting him to score big after a long time in the longest format of the game. By the end of 2022, Virat showed his form in both white-ball formats. 

Here is the shared image:

Virat Kohli completed 4000 runs in Tests on home soil during this inning

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But, it has been the red-ball format where he has struggled for a long time now. Kohli’s last century came in 2019 against Bangladesh. However, he did not disappoint his fans as Kohli scored a gritty fifty in the first innings. Virat Kohli finished day three unbeaten on 59* runs off 128 balls. He has managed to hit five boundaries so far. Hence, fans were happy to see him reach that milestone as India are still trailing by 191 runs with seven more wickets in hand. Meanwhile, he also completed 4000 Test runs on home soil during this inning.

However, an image from this inning has now gone viral where the Aussie skipper, Steve Smith was seen checking Kohli’s bat very closely. The incident took place before the start of the 88th over of India’s innings. Virat Kohli was batting on 42* runs along with Ravindra Jadeja on three runs. Both Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav came up with some drinks and during that break, Smith was seen checking the former team India skipper’s bat closely. Seeing that, fans went berserk and shared their views on social media platforms.

Here is how fans have reacted to the viral image of Smith checking Virat Kohli’s bat in the Ahmedabad Test:

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