'Har koi spinner ake out kr rha yr' - Virat Kohli stumped out for first time in Test cricket after completing 25000 International runs

Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)

Virat Kohli has put in a good performance in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy's 2nd Test in Delhi. He's had good starts in each of the innings but hasn't been able to convert them into big scores. He scored 44 runs in the first innings of the match before adding 20 more in the second.

During this time, he set a major milestone by scoring 25000 runs in international cricket. Shortly after reaching the milestone, he was dismissed on the bowling of Todd Murphy for a team score of 69. This was the first instance where the former Indian skipper was stumped in Test cricket.

Kohli was hesitant against Murphy, which forced him to try something new on this occasion. Murphy kept going with the arm ball as he stepped out to smother the bowler. It skidded past the outside edge of Kohli's bat, and Carey removed the bails in a flash.

In the meantime, Kohli appeared to be poised to pose a threat to Australia in the second Test's first innings. He hit four boundaries and scored 44 runs off 84 balls. His dismissal off the bowling of debutant Matthew Kuhnemann, on the other hand, has sparked heated debate.

In the 50th over of India's batting innings, Kuhnemann bowled a straight delivery onto Virat's stumps that did not turn much. The batter was called out, but the decision was immediately reviewed. The ball appeared to have taken Kohli's bat's inside edge. However, there was no conclusive evidence as to whether the ball hit the edge or the pad directly.

The Third Umpire Nitin Menon, on the other hand, was convinced that the ball struck the pad first and ruled in favour of the bowler. According to law 36.2.2 of the MCC, “if the ball makes contact with the striker’s person and bat simultaneously, this shall be considered as the ball having first touched the bat.”

Here is how Twitter reacted to Virat Kohli

Run machine completes his 25000* runs ❤️ #ViratKohli𓃵 #legend #KingKohli

— MOHAMMED KALEEMULLAH KHAN (@kaleemkkhan718) February 19, 2023

Another opportunity missed by Virat Kohli. #BGT2023

— ︎Ⓗ︎EⒶ𝙙ҽ尺 (@Head9_) February 19, 2023

King Of Cricket #ViratKohli #KingKohli #WTC2023 #INDvAUS https://t.co/4JIiX0vEYD

— R3Alex (@latexalex013) February 19, 2023

Very well played #ViratKohli𓃵
Better luck in the next match in indore , hopefully at least a half century if not century🙏🙏🙏🙌💪💪🤞🤞🤞🤞 https://t.co/NQjVg8Jh0U

— Mithi (@Mithi77103050) February 19, 2023

May Finish Just below Sachin's 34.3K!! #ViratKohli https://t.co/mFVgsOQiXc

— Attend (@needumjan) February 19, 2023

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma!#INDvAUS #IndianCricket #TeamIndia #RohitSharma #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/3vnfnoseaY

— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) February 19, 2023

2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ runs - The fastest to reach another milestone, yet again! 🤌#IndVsAus2023 #INDvsAUS #INDvsAUSTest #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/lNuA64NQen

— 乂ɢօʋɨռɖ乂 msɖɨaռ™ (@GovindRana07) February 19, 2023

In this Test:

- Rohit Sharma got run out for the first time in Test cricket.

- Virat Kohli got stumped out for the first time in Test cricket.

— Faiz Fazel (@theFaizFazel) February 19, 2023

Virat Kohli has been beaten 4 times on the outside edge in the last 8 balls he faced vs Murphy, 4th being the wicket ball. A dangerous tactic to come down when the ball is angled across from round the wicket. Good thinking from Murphy to go with consecutive arm balls. #INDvsAUS

— Ashwanth (@TheCricketArk) February 19, 2023

1.virat kohli did quite well to tackle spin in this test match
2. bottom hand came into play many times
3. used his feet well
4. confident straight drives
he is working quite hard , a big knock isnt far away

— Daksh Gill(fan account) (@GillDakshveer) February 19, 2023