Virat Kohli kissed Wriddhiman Saha on the back of his head after Saha took a breath-taking catch down the legside at Pune today.
Here’s the link of the video: http://www.bcci.tv/videos/id/8185/fly-catch-saha-style
It happened in the sixth over of day four of the Second Test at Pune. India had enforced follow-on Sunday morning and South Africa came out to bat trailing by 326 runs.
Umesh Yadav bowled a short of a length delivery in the sixth over, which went down the leg side. Theunis de Bruyn nicked it while trying to flick it towards fine leg. Wriddhiman Saha dived full length towards his left to complete the catch.
Everybody was elated and the entire team ran towards Saha to celebrate the catch. The wicket belonged to keeper more than Umesh.
Soon after the celebration, Kohli hugged Saha from behind and kissed him on his head to show the joy and appreciation for his effort. It was a beautiful moment to watch and heartwarming to see for the spectators.
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Earlier we have seen a similar event involving Faf du Plessis and KG Rabada in 2016. Faf kissed Rabada on the forehead after he ran through the Australian batting line-up at Perth. It was poetic in many ways considering the history of South African cricket.
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