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WWE Hall Of Famer The Great Khali was seen boasting his cricket skills in a video. In the clip that is going viral on social media, Khali gets a back-of-a-length delivery and plays a one-handed shot on it for a biggie. The ball goes a long way over extra cover fence for a six. “The ball would have reached to mars if he hit with both hands,” wrote a fan. “Wow, who knew that The Great Khali could be a cricket star too?” read another comment in the video. “Virat Khali,” wrote a user.
Watch it here:
The Great Khali playing cricket. pic.twitter.com/ZhWlPIl1X6
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 9, 2024
India skipper Rohit Sharma had met former (World Wrestling Entertainment) WWE wrestler The Great Khali in Ahmedabad during the Cricket World Cup last year.
While the other Indian players were in Chennai ahead of their campaign opener against Australia, Rohit was in Ahmedabad. The India skipper had to travel to the venue for the pre-World Cup captains’ meet. He crossed paths with The Great Khali at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, which hosted the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand.
Khali later also shared an Instagram story in which he was seen wearing the ‘Biggest Cricket Fan’ tag.
Taklking about India, the team is already reeling with injuries to key players KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja during the ongoing five-match Test series against England. A latest PTI report says that Shreyas Iyer is unlikely to be picked for last three Tests after complaining of groin and back stiffness.
On the other hand, star batter Virat Kohli missed the first two Tests due to personal reasons and is unlikely to be available for the games in Rajkot and Ranchi as well.
The selectors are yet to announce the squad for the last three Tests and they will do that after getting clarity over Jadeja’s fitness.
The all-rounder will need to pass the fitness test conducted at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. He had missed the Vizag Test due to a hamstring injury while Rahul complained of pain on his right quadriceps.
Even if both Jadeja and Rahul come back into the playing eleven, Iyer’s injury could give another opportunity to Rajat Patidar, who could not make a big impact during his Test debut in Vizag.
On Monday, India bounced back to level the five-match series with a 106-run victory in Visakhapatnam. England, who have flown back to Abu Dhabi before the third Test in Rajkot, which will begin on February 15, won the series opener by 28 runs.
India will assemble in Rajkot on February 11 and England are expected to reach there a day after.
(With PTI Inputs)
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