Virat Kohli MS Dhoni in Ranchi: Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli once again excited the fans. While preparing for the first ODI against South Africa, Kohli’s arrival at former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s residence in Ranchi on Thursday evening sparked interest in cricket circles. As Kohli’s car passed the gate of Dhoni’s house, the fans who had gathered outside suddenly cheered. They are eager to take photos and videos on mobile phones. A video of Kohli sitting relaxed on the side seat while Dhoni is driving the car is doing the rounds on social media. In this background, the meeting between Kohli and Dhoni brought new enthusiasm among the cricket fans. Along with Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ruthuraj Gaikwad also spent some time with Dhoni. Before the ODI series against South Africa, the Indian cricketers lined up at Dhoni’s residence to surprise. It is noteworthy to meet Dhoni after the recent Test series defeat.
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On the other hand.. this is going to be a crucial series for Kohli. After failing in the first two matches of the last series, he returned to form by scoring sixty runs in the third ODI. With Rohit Sharma also in good form, this South Africa series will be crucial for the Indian team. Another video of Kohli’s practice session in the nets with Rohit Sharma is also going viral on social media. Rohit and Kohli, who retired from Tests, will now return under the captaincy of KL Rahul for the upcoming three-match ODI series. After the Australia series, these two senior batsmen are returning to ODIs, so there is interest among the fans. India lost the first 2 matches of this series. As a result, they lost the series by 1-2. Later.. Rohit and Virat showed their skills in the last ODI. Formed a match winning partnership. After the recent Test series defeat, the Indian team will face considerable pressure. But the fans hope that with the return of Rohit and Virat, Team India will get a new boost.
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Meanwhile, India suffered a heavy defeat on home soil. They lost the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati by a margin of 408 runs. In the second innings, Team India was bowled out for 140 runs. Ravindra Jadeja (54) is the top scorer. All the top batters failed. Among the South African bowlers, Simon Harmer ruled India’s downfall with 6 wickets. Keshav Maharaj took 2 wickets, while Muthuswamy and Marco Jansson took one wicket each. With this defeat, Team India was whitewashed in the Test series. It is known that India was whitewashed by New Zealand on home soil last November. In this background, there is interest in team India players coming to Dhoni’s house.
Virat Kohli reached MS Dhoni’s home for dinner. pic.twitter.com/5wAw05LWGP
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