Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson: Rivals on the pitch, pals off it who bond over YouTube hyperlinks and books

Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson (File Photo)

The two pals who ship one another YouTube hyperlinks will but once more head right into a pressure-cooker recreation in a World Cup semifinal. The first time they met in a semifinal was in 2008 U-19; Kohli had Williamson stumped, Williamson took Kohli’s catch, and India received by 3 wickets. Next, was in fact the antithesis of this yr’s world cup slogan – ‘It Takes Two Days’ would have been apt as Williamson walked away because the winner in 2019. (Read more)

Playing XIs

India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand XI: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

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