WWE Hall Of Famer The Great Khali was seen in a video bragging about his cricket skills. In the clip going viral on social media, Khali takes a full-length delivery and plays a one-handed shot for a big one. The ball goes a long way over an extra covering fence for a six. “The ball would have reached Mars if he had hit it with both hands,” one fan wrote. “Wow, who would have thought that The Great Khali could also be a cricket star?” read another comment in the video. “Virat Khali,” one user wrote.
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– Johannes. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 9, 2024
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma had met former (World Wrestling Entertainment) WWE wrestler The Great Khali in Ahmedabad during the Cricket World Cup last year.
While the other Indian players were in Chennai ahead of their campaign opener against Australia, Rohit was in Ahmedabad. The India skipper had to travel to the venue for the captaincy meeting ahead of the World Cup. He crossed paths with The Great Khali at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, which hosted the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand.
Khali also later shared an Instagram story tagged 'Biggest Cricket Fan'.
As for India, the team is already battling injuries to key players KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja during the ongoing five-match Test series against England. A recent PTI report says Shreyas Iyer is unlikely to be picked for the final three Tests after he complained of groin and back stiffness.
On the other hand, star batsman Virat Kohli missed the first two Tests due to personal reasons and is also likely to be unavailable for the Rajkot and Ranchi matches.
The selectors are yet to announce the squad for the final three Tests and they will do so after getting clarity on Jadeja's fitness.
The all-rounder has to pass the fitness test conducted at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. He had missed the Vizag Test due to a hamstring injury, while Rahul complained of pain in his right quadriceps.
Even if both Jadeja and Rahul return to the XIs, Iyer's injury could give another chance to Rajat Patidar, who failed to make a big impact on his Test debut in Vizag.
On Monday, India recovered to level the five-match series with a 106-run win in Visakhapatnam. England, who flew back to Abu Dhabi ahead of the third Test in Rajkot starting February 15, won the series opener by 28 runs.
India will meet in Rajkot on February 11 and England is expected to arrive there a day later.
(With PTI inputs)
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