Published: Nov 09, 2014, 10:03 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 09, 2014, 10:57 PM (IST)
Hyderabad: Nov 9, 2014
Indian captain Virat Kohli had someone special in the stands when he hit his half-century in the match against Sri Lanka at Rajiv Gandhi stadium on Sunday night – Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma.
Anushka was seen cheering Kohli when he scored a run off De Silva to complete his 50 and also became the quickest batsman to score 6,000 runs in ODIs.The captain took off his helmet, kissed it and also blew a kiss off to Anushka, who responded with a standing ovation.
Anushka was seen during India’s tour of England and Kohli’s poor performance during the series was blamed on her presence.
Skipper Virat Kohli also contributed with a solid 53, in the process becoming the quickest batsman to reach 6,000 ODI runs, taking only 136 innings to reach the feat. Pacer Umesh Yadav (4/53) wrecked Sri Lanka’s top order earlier in the day to help set up the triumph. India approached their run chase in the right spirit, giving nothing away despite chasing a small target against a mediocre attack.
Dhawan was in hot form, hitting the ball superbly and dictating the proceedings. He was ably supported by Rahane and Rayudu. Kohli carried on the momentum after their departure to smoothen the road to victory.
Dhawan called upon his wide range of shots to give the opponents no ray of hope, becoming the fastest Indian and fifth fastest to reach 2,000 ODI runs, in just 48 innings. But just when victory was in sight, first Dhawan and then Kohli fell. But that could do nothing to change the outcome of the match. In the afternoon session, Sri Lanka rode on the back of a brilliant century from veteran Mahela Jayawardene to put up a total of 242.
