"You say to you in the side", when Virat Kohli had "threatened" this Indian bowler in public on the field, he revealed himself

Cricket News Desk. Virat Kohli recently reminded a funny incident when he had Ishant Sharma in his first IPL match in 2008 Sled Sled Sled Sharma. At the time, the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Kohli said Ishant Sharma returned from Australia’s tour at the time and was confident. He also adopted a new hairstyle and considered himself a big star. Ishant tried to harass Kohli on the field, but Kohli also gave him a strong answer. Kohli acknowledged that it was all part of the game and today he laughed by remembering that moment. The match was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and the fun joke was seen between the two players. Kohli told the funny anecdote during an interview about Jio Hotstar’s show ’18 Calling 18 ‘, Virat Kohli shared a funny anecdote of the 2008 IPL match. He said Ishant Sharma made him sled in that match. Ishant returned from Australia, he also painted his hair and became a star. Kohli smiles and says, “I told Ishant, come to me, I point you.” But he also acknowledged that it was all entertaining and part of the game. Kohli said this game was very special to him, but he was also very nervous, because he had never played in such a big and packed stadium. He still remembers that he was inside when he targeted the guard and looked at the ground. “Then I realized what the real pressure was,” Virat Kohli said it was the first time he played in such a large crowd and such a good environment at Chinnaswamy Stadium. He said he had never experienced such an atmosphere before. Kohli said he and Ishant Sharma have an old friendship because both played a lot of cricket. But when Ishant started bowling in that match, he seemed to be another bowler. There was a lot of pressure on Kohli. Virat said: “If I played against Ishant in the nets, I’m not afraid at all. But because of the atmosphere of the game and crowd, I felt I couldn’t put a shot against Ishant. The wicket had fallen, so there was more pressure.” For the first time that day, he realized what the real pressure is and how much a big match environment a player can affect. KKR achieved a good win Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) acted brilliantly in the first match of IPL 2008. The first time the team scored 220 runs and lost only 3 wickets in 20 overs. In this match, Brendon McCullum played a stormy innings of 158 runs, which was a record at the time. The Royal Challengers’ team chased Bangalore (RCB) such a big target and was only 82 runs in 15.1 overs. Only two batsmen from the team were able to score more than 10 runs. In this match, Ishant Sharma bowled brilliantly and rejected RCB captain Rahul Dravid. While Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run. Share this story -tags