Champions Trophy: Furious Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Scold Kuldeep Yadav Over Poor Effort in IND vs AUS Semis

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were visibly frustrated with Kuldeep Yadav in the 32nd over of the first innings. The senior duo was unhappy with Kuldeep’s effort after he let a throw from the outfield go, which could have resulted in overthrows. Kuldeep bowled a fuller-length delivery to Steven Smith, who easily flicked it to the deep midwicket region for a single. Kohli fielded the ball and threw it instantly towards the bowler with full force, as he often does while fielding near the boundary ropes.

However, Kuldeep did not try to catch the ball and allowed it to roll into the cover area. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who was at cover, blocked the ball, but both Kohli and Rohit looked visibly upset.

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Kohli immediately shouted at Kuldeep, subjecting him to a few harsh Hindi words in anger. Rohit too was upset with Kuldeep, telling him to throw the ball back instead of releasing it with a grimace. It indicates how much this competition is intense since the two veteran players do not wish to give anything to the other team.

Kuldeep Yadav has been a weak link in India’s bowling department in this semifinal match of Champions Trophy 2025. He has conceded 44 runs in 8 overs at an economy rate of 5.50 without even picking a wicket. Kuldeep has been something of a weak link, he’s given away several easy boundary balls, which have enabled the Aussie openers to accumulate runs easily. His variations were not good and he was torn apart by the likes of Smith and Alex Carey.

Meanwhile, other bowlers performed well at times, even though they also struggled against the high-quality batting of Smith and other players. Still, Kuldeep was the simplest spinner for Australia’s batters to handle. India took two important wickets, Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell, within a few deliveries to make a strong comeback after a crucial partnership between Smith and Alex Carey. India would want to control the opponent and limit Australia to the lowest score possible.

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