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'Isse bhi PR strong hoga' - Fans react as Virat Kohli turns into 'water boy' in second ODI vs West Indies

Virat Kohli turned into a water boy in the second WI vs IND ODI at the Kensington Oval. Here's how fans reacted.

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Virat Kohli turns Water Boy, 2nd WI vs IND ODI

Virat Kohli turns Water Boy, 2nd WI vs IND ODI (Source: Twitter)

Star batter Virat Kohli was rested for the second ODI against West Indies alongside captain Rohit Sharma. While head coach Rahul Dravid said it was done to give players with lesser experience their chances, the strategy has back-fired for the visitors. They lost the match by six wickets after being humbled by the West Indies bowlers as they could only manage 181 runs before being bowled out within 41 overs.

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However, a certain incident that caught the eyes of spectators was Virat Kohli turning into a water boy and serving drinks to the Indian batters. He was spotted in a neon green vest, generally worn by bench players, walking alongside Yuzvendra Chahal with drinks in his hands into the field from the dugout. The viral video has done several rounds on Twitter in no time and fans have flooded the comment sections with words of praise.

Here’s the viral video:

The three-match ODI series between India and West Indies is tied at 1-1

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Talking of the match, India managed to score 181 runs before being bundled out by the hosts. Opening batter Ishan Kishan with 55 off 55 balls, including six fours and one maximum top-scored for the visitors. Shubman Gill followed him with 34 off 49 as they lost eight wickets for 91 runs to go from 90/1 to 181 all out in a despicable batting collapse. Gudakesh Motie and Romario Shephard led the West Indies bowling attack with three scalps each. Alzarri Joseph bagged two wickets as Jayden Seales and Yannic Cariah returned with one scalp each.

In response, West Indies cruised to the target within 37 overs, helped by captain Shai Hopes’ 63* off 80, including two fours and two sixes. He was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ for his outstanding batting. Alongside him, Keacy Carty at 48* off 65 hit the winning runs off Hardik Pandya’s bowling to take the team over the finish line. Shardul Thakur remained the pick of the bowlers for the visitors with figures of 3/42 and Kuldeep Yadav bagged one. The decider ODI will be played in Trinidad on August 1, Tuesday.

Here's how fans reacted:

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