Highlights:
- During the first day of the first Test in Chennai, during the batting, a sudden groan of pain started.
- Virat Kohli immediately approached Joe Root and helped to relax his feet, BCCI shared video
- England decided to bat after winning the toss, scored 263 for 3 wickets on day one
On the first day of the first Test match of the series between India and England, Virat Kohli showed amazing sportsmanship on Friday. England captain Joe Root was seen groaning painfully during the first day’s play when Virat Kohli helped him.
England captain Joe Root, who scored a brilliant century in the Chennai Test, batted for a long time and returned unbeaten pavilion. During this time, he was seen groaning with pain and sat on the field. Virat then approached him and was seen helping to spread his legs.
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This gave Root a little relief. After this, King Kohli was widely appreciated on social media for showing sportsmanship. BCCI has also shared a video clip of it on Twitter.
England scored 263 for 3 on the first day of the first Test match against India on the strength of captain Joe Root and opener Dominic Sibley. Root hit a century in his 100th Test match and partnered 200 runs with Sibli.
Root hit 14 fours and a six in his unbeaten innings of 197 balls. Sibli became the victim of Jasprit Bumrah on the third ball of the last over of the day (90th over). He faced 286 balls and scored 87 runs with the help of 12 fours.
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