New Delhi. India has secured a place in the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup by defeating America. This match between India and America was more of a struggle than expected. There was a time when people started remembering the upset of Pakistan. The American team, which had defeated Pakistan, was putting pressure on India. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were out. Rohit and Kohli started trending on social media. Funny memes started being shared about both of them. However, India put an end to these memes by winning the match.
In the match played in New York, America batted first and scored 110 runs for 8 wickets. This was the eighth match of T20 World Cup on this ground. In the first seven matches, no team had won the match by scoring more than 107 runs. If India had to win the match, then it had to make a record. The Indian team was a contender for victory but the start was such that all the confidence started shaking. Virat Kohli got out on the second ball of the over and Rohit Sharma got out on the second ball of the third over.
Virat Kohli got out without opening his account. He was forced to make a golden duck by Saurabh Netravalkar. Rohit Sharma got out on the second ball of the third over. After making just 3 runs. India lost the second wicket on 15 runs. After this, the hopes of Indian fans started breaking. The ‘Veer’ of social media who were looking for opportunities became active. Then what happened was that one after the other memes started coming.
A similar funny post about Virat Kohli came up on social media. A picture was shared in which Kohli is with Rohit. In the post, Kohli is shown saying to captain Rohit – ‘Rohit bhai, you also should not score runs or else I will be the only one to be abused!’
Another user has shared pictures of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, showing their scores. The user has written – ‘Scores of the world’s great batsmen against the world’s newest team.’
Another user shared a picture of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Saurabh Netravalkar and praised the American bowler. The user wrote for Saurabh – ‘Best employee in the office. Promotion is about to happen.’
Saurabh Netravalkar dismissed both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in this match. Saurabh has previously played for India’s Under-19 team. After studying engineering, he shifted to America and now plays for them.
Tags: ICC T20 world cup, Off The Field, Rohit Sharma, T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 13, 2024, 09:46 IST