'Greatest right-arm quick ever' - Twitter hilariously reacts as Virat Kohli takes up bowling duties against Australia

India locked horns with Australia in their second warm-up game of the T20 World Cup. However, something that grabbed the attention of the netizens is Virat Kohli taking the charge of the ball. Rohit Sharma had captained the side for this practice match and had opened up on Hardik Pandya’s recovery at the toss.

Pandya hasn’t bowled a lot of overs ever since he has made his comeback from the back injury. This has made the Indian management put their thinking hats on for an extra bowling option. With the all-rounder still not available with his quota of overs, Kohli chimed into bowl a few overs in the match. Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy was quite expensive with the ball and that is when Kohli came into bowl two overs and conceded 12 runs.

Kohli has often led the side to victory with his batting heroics and hardly takes up the duties with the ball. Previously, former India skipper MS Dhoni used him as a part-time seamer on a few occasions in search of much-needed breakthroughs. However, when the star batter was seen bowling in the practice game the cricketing fraternity reacted to it in numbers.

Here is how Twitter reacted after Virat Kohli was brought into the action with the ball:

This over made me realise that Kohli is the greatest right arm quick bowler

— I S H A N ¹⁸  (@Kohlify_18) October 20, 2021

Virat Kohli bowling under Rohit Sharma captaincy.

Wow. How Delightful this is. 😍🥰

— The Cricketist (@dCricketist) October 20, 2021

Kohli to Surya Kumar Yadav: Can you bowl a few overs for us?
SKY: No, I can't bowl.#INDvAUS #T20WorldCup #WarmupsOnHotstar pic.twitter.com/opOBPx6FDz

— SAMRAAT MAHARJAN (@MaharjanSamraat) October 20, 2021

Rohit Sharma's tactical nous:
Brought Virat Kohli in to bowl earlier than Varun Chakravarthy, the former having a better economy than the latter, and Ravindra Jadeja. #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/VaJJQRVmi7

— Rahul Pandey (@sportstoryguy) October 20, 2021

If #ViratKohli can bat then #Virat can bowl too.
Yeah keep going #Kohli #IndvAus #India #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/RTm8knMEAV

— ALKA MANDAL (@Alka_Mandall) October 20, 2021

Virat Kohli Has Elected To Bowl Today 😎@imVkohli • #INDvAUS • #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/CFpZ2Bhtao

— Nithish kumar  (@life_of_MRnk) October 20, 2021

Kohli coming to bowl

— Dawn…Leon…Sion (@dawn_sion) October 20, 2021

King Kohli to the crease… to bowl, not to bat!

#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ipaYuo293R

— Kohli Tamil FC ™ (@KohliTamilFC) October 20, 2021

About the match, after having won the toss, Australia elected to bat first. The Indian bowlers put up a clinical display with the ball and sent Australia’s openers early on. Steve Smith stayed firm on the pitch hitting a half-century. Whereas, Glenn Maxwell contributed valuable 37 runs to the team’s account and Marcus Stoinis played an impressive knock of 41 runs which included as many as four fours and a six.

Ravi Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers who scalped two wickets in the match. Australia thus posted the target of 153 runs for the Men in Blue. India’s openers provided the team with flying starts. KL Rahul continued his good form and added 39 runs to his account. Rohit Sharma also looked dominant with the bat scoring 60 runs. Suryakumar Yadav (38*) and Hardik Pandya (14*)  then sailed the team to victory by eight wickets.