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IND vs HK: Despite losing the match, the Hong Kong team won hearts

Sudev Haldar
2 years ago

The second match of the Indian team in the Asia Cup was with Hong Kong and Team India won the match by 40 runs. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 59 runs in this match and contributed significantly in taking India’s score to 192 runs. In response, Hong Kong’s team could only score 152 runs and lost the match by 40 runs. Despite this defeat, Hong Kong did something that is being praised everywhere. After the match, the Hong Kong team gave a special gift to Virat Kohli. Virat’s fans are very much liking this gift.

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Hong Kong players gave team jersey to Virat Kohli as a gift

The players of Hong Kong gave the team jersey as a gift to Virat Kohli and wrote a very special message in it. The jersey read, “Virat, thank you for inspiring generations. We stand with you, many wonderful days to come. With strength and love, Team Hong Kong.”

For Virat, who is recovering from poor form, this message is very strong and confident. Even before this, many players have come in support of Virat and everyone believes that Virat will return to the old rhythm again.

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Virat’s half-century after six months

Virat played an unbeaten innings of 59 runs off 44 balls at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. He hit one four and three sixes. During this, Kohli’s strike rate was 134.09. He scored a half-century six months later. Virat had scored the last half-century against West Indies in Kolkata. Then Virat had scored 52 runs. This is his 31st fifty in international T20. He is the player to hit the most fifty. Virat equaled Rohit’s record during his innings.

Rohit had scored 50 or more runs in T20 most times. He has 27 fifties and four centuries to his name. Kohli has equaled his record of highest 50+ scores. Virat has not been able to score a single century since November 2019. Questions are constantly being raised about his form. Now he is slowly returning to his old colors.