File image of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni together©AFP
Any cricket match between India and Pakistan can stop the two countries. The rivalry between the two sides has spawned countless cricket folklore. While some heroes were made, some reputations also bit the dust. Former India captain Virat Kohli has done well against Pakistan. In the last match of the two sides, where they faced each other, Kohli single-handedly took India over the line. Recently, Pakistani pacer Sohail Khan, who has played nine Tests, 12 ODIs and five T20Is, recounted an altercation with Kohli during a 2015 World Cup match.
Sohail, who played his last match for Pakistan in 2017, said Kohli tried to intimidate him during the match. In that match, Sohail chose 5/55 including the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane. Pakistan dismissed India for 300/7 but managed only 224 in the chase.
“When I walked out to hit Virat came and told me ‘aap cricket mein abhi aaye hain. En itni baatein karte ho (You just arrived and you speak so much). I said ‘Beta jab tu Under-19 khel raha tha na, tera baap Test cricketer tha’ (Son, when you played Under-19 for India, your father [referring to himself] was a test player). I was a test cricketer at the time. I had played test matches in 2006-2007. In between I sustained a knee injury that prevented me from playing. That’s how I said it. Then Misbah intervened and he got mad at me. He asked me to keep quiet,” Sohail said on a YouTube video by Nadir Ali.
“Dhoni came and told him ‘Side pe ho jao, purana chawal hai yeh (step aside, he has experience). You don’t know him.”
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