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Kohli's flop show in WC semis ignites "911" tweets'

Thursday, 11 July 2019


India's captain Virat Kohli left his fans disappointed after he managed to score only one run in the first World Cup 2019 semi-final between India and New Zealand in Manchester on Wednesday, reports https://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2019.
It was the third consecutive occasion when Virat Kohli failed to make it count in a World Cup semi-final. During the 2011 World Cup semi-final, Virat Kohli scored only nine runs while in the 2015 World Cup semi-final, he scored one run.
Soon after Virat Kohli was dismissed for one by Trent Boult on Wednesday, fans took to Twitter to vent out their frustration, and also suggested that was a "call for an emergency 911 for Virat Kohli," following the India skipper's consecutive flop shows.
Kohli was the second wicket for fall after India lost their in-form batsman Rohit Sharma (1) early on the reserve day of their semi-final against New Zealand. It was also the lowest score for Kohli in the World Cup 2019.
Kohli, who hasn't scored a century in the World Cup 2019, has registered five consecutive half-centuries in the tournament, with the high score of 82.
The 30-year-old Kohli is ninth on the highest run-scorers' list in the World Cup 2019. He has scored 443 at an average of 55.38.
Overall, Kohli has represented India in 235 One-day Internationals (ODIs), scoring 11,285 at an average over 59. He also holds the high score of 183.