Virat Kohli was on the bench for India's match against Bangladesh. But he went viral when a clip of him bearing drinks during the break emerged on social media. (Screengrabs/Hotstar) Virat Kohli may not have found a spot in the Indian cricket team’s starting XI against Bangladesh in the Super 4 stage of the ongoing Asia Cup, but that didn’t stop the batter from having some fun.
When India played Bangladesh, the team management made five changes with Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah being rested. Tilak Varma, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna and Suryakumar Yadav took their spots in the XI.
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Shreyas Iyer, who had picked up an injury just before the Super 4 game against Pakistan, is still not fully fit.
Despite being on the bench, Kohli went viral on Friday as he came out bearing drinks during the break in the first innings after India won the toss and chose to field. Kohli was spotted doing an exaggerated jog for comic effect.
Recently, Kohli became the fastest man to get to 13,000 runs in ODIs. He also holds the record for the fastest man to get to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 11,000 and 12,000 runs in ODIs.
India have already qualified for the Asia Cup final.
On Sunday, India will take on Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka sealed their spot in the final with a last-ball thriller against Pakistan on Thursday. The rain-marred game was reduced to 45 overs, and was then further curtailed to 42 overs.
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