Few individuals follow the trend, and then comes Virat Kohli, who is a trend himself due to his antics and performances. Yet again, he was one of the most followed individuals on the field, with a misfielding troll against Shreyas Iyer during the India versus New Zealand clash being a highlight.
Being put to bat first after Rohit Sharma’s third consecutive loss during the toss, India were in a spot of bother after the score read 30/3 midway through the powerplay. Resilience from Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer stabilised the stage before a collapse followed. But Hardik Pandya’s run-a-ball 45 ensured India reached a fighting 249 on a tricky surface. Eyeing to chase down the total, the Black Caps lost Rachin Ravindra and Will Young inside the powerplay before Kane Williamson’s grit gleamed in the middle of the pitch. However, during the course of play, Kohli left the social media buzzing with his weird antics on the field.
The former Indian captain seemed busy in the field on the day despite a building third-wicket stand between Williamson and Daryl Mitchell. One of the incidents involved a mimicry of misfield from Shreyas. The Mumbaikar was trying to stop a rolling ball inside the close-in circle, which ended up as a half-stop, and the ball looped up around him. However, Iyer lost track of the ball suddenly and fretfully searched for it around him before spotting it right in front of his feet. Kohli, who was backing up at the same time, strolled towards the Mumbaikar and shared a few words. Eventually, he was seen mimicking Shreyas’ misfielding at the centre of the field by flinging his arms around, leaving the Twitterverse in laughs.
Kohli doing mimicry of Shreyas Iyer miss feild. 🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/gW2g7pCFvg
— Vahini🕊️ (@fairytaledust_) March 2, 2025
What is the procedure to deport KL back to IND effective immediately?
— Infinity_Virat (@Infinity_Virat) March 2, 2025
Suiii!!
Haha!
👑 Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer having fun together during the match today.❤️#ViratKohli #ShreyasIyer #ChampionsTrophy #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/XegRg86qYt
— Sonu Agarwall™ (@SonuKum00171039) March 2, 2025
🚨 Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli doing the Ronaldo SIUUU celebration 🥶 pic.twitter.com/DPD1xJFPNL
— fan (@NoodleHairCR7) March 2, 2025
Suiiiiiii
He is not ok with that!
Virat kohli reaction after kane Williamson catch drop 😭 pic.twitter.com/zXApa8tiLB
— Vishesh😎 (@Vishesh_45_) March 2, 2025
Varun Chakravarthy shines in Dubai, dismissing the dynamic Glenn Phillips with a peach of a delivery! India in control at #ChampionsTrophy2025 #INDvsNZ #Cricket pic.twitter.com/rjcW78styO
— Mayank Solanki (@mr_mayanksolank) March 2, 2025
Miss the big wicket!
Kl don’t want to play semifinal against Australia 😂 #INDvsNZ
— Abhi tiwari (@AbhiTiw39925637) March 2, 2025
Hope for indian fans!
Phillips goes Varun chakraborty strikes again. Newzeland losses his 5th #INDvsNZ #NZvsIND
— Fan Of Cricket 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@techsmart484675) March 2, 2025
