Virat Kohli in action for the Indian cricket team© AFP
Wesley Barresi has been a mainstay for the Netherlands cricket team over the past decade and is currently the only member of the Cricket World Cup 2023 team who also played in the 2011 edition of the tournament. During their match against eventual champions India in 2011, Barresi gave a farewell to a young Virat Kohli after being dismissed cheaply and the Dutch cricketer told Kohli that “we will never see or hear from you again”. The comment has not aged well with Kohli transforming into one of the best batsmen of the current generation and Barresi saw the lighter side of the incident.
“It was all part of the moment and we were excited. We had them on the ropes, they were three or four down, so we felt like we were a bit in the game. It was an excellent opportunity to topple India throw.” in India. The atmosphere and everything that happened stimulated us a bit, and we might have gotten ahead of ourselves,” he said during an interaction with Cricbuzz.
Barresi also recalled his experience of playing a World Cup in India and the feeling he had when he saw legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar batting right in front of him.
The stadium was completely full and painted blue everywhere. I still remember standing behind the stumps and seeing Sachin Tendulkar right in front of me,” he concluded.
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