Virat Kohli receives the 'best fielder' award from Indian coach T Dilip in the dressing room after 3rd AFG T20I.©Twitter
Star Indian player Virat Kohli is a live wire on the field, be it during his batting or his fielding. Kohli's fielding role was extremely crucial during the side's third and final T20I against Afghanistan in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Among some really good fielding efforts from Kohli, one stood out for stopping a six at long-on. During Afghanistan's 213-run chase, Karim Janat hit Washington Sundar's delivery hard on the ground. For a moment it looked like the ball was going to sail over Kohli's head, but the star player jumped near the edge of the fence, grabbed the ball and threw it in before falling over the ropes. Kohli's heroic effort ultimately saved five points for his team.
After the match ended, India's fielding coach T Dilip presented the 'Fielder of the Series' award to Kohli in the dressing room and the reactions from Rohit Sharma, Washington Sundar and other teammates were heartwarming to see.
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After a fantastic win over Afghanistan, it's time to find out who won the long-awaited Fielder of the Series medal
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 18, 2024
The winner of the third and final T20I between India and Afghanistan was decided by not one but two Super Overs in Bengaluru.
Both teams had an equal score of 212 after which the match culminated in a Super Over. The thriller never faded as the Super Over also ended in a draw, taking the game to yet another Super Over where the Rohit Sharma-led touchline got past his opponent.
Earlier, Rohit and Rinku Singh had built a breathtaking 190-run stand to help India reach a mammoth total of 212 for 4 on the Bengaluru spring track. Rohit scored 121 not out off 69 while Rinku contributed with 69 not out off 39 after the Indian skipper won the toss and elected to bat.
Afghanistan came up with an excellent response and managed to level the scores towards the end, thanks to Gulbadin Naib's fight of 55 to 23.
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