Latest Cricket News: Team India kicked off their campaign in the recently-commenced World Cup 2023 in a fitting fashion. Following a dominant all-round performance, India registered a sizable six-wicket victory over Australia in their World Cup 2023 opener, yesterday in Chennai. A remarkable triumph in Chennai enabled India to climb up to the fifth position in the points table, at the conclusion of the first round of matches in the home World Cup.

In the first innings, while bowling, Ravindra Jadeja starred for India with a three-wicket haul, helping the home side restrict Australia to a below-par total of 199. Team India, notably, suffered a top-order collapse in the minuscule run chase which saw three of their first four batters fall for ducks. It was Virat Kohli, along with wicketkeeper KL Rahul, who dominated the remainder of the run chase to take their team over the line.

Latest Cricket News: Virat Kohli Gets A Medal For His Astute Fielding Effort

Meanwhile, the BCCI has released a behind-the-scenes video of Team India’s dressing room gathering after the victory over Australia. The now-viral video displays overly joyous moments in the India camp in Chennai, including Virat Kohli’s enthusiastic celebration after receiving the ‘Best Fielder of the Match’ award. Kohli was handed a newly-introduced medal by the team’s fiddling coach T Dilip amid a fun players’ meeting.

Virat Kohli Shows Enthusiasm After Bagging A Dressing Room Award

“Good feeling to come out on top. It was a good game to start the tournament. Credit to Virat and KL on how they went about the chase. Chennai never disappoints, they love their cricket, and for them to sit in that heat and come out and cheer for the team says a lot.” said Rohit Sharma in the post-match presentation

Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli combined to dismiss Australia opener Mitchell Marsh in Chennai yesterday. Kohli took an exceptional diving catch in the slips off Bumrah’s bowling after Marsh edged it upfront during the high-voltage match. The 34-year-old further gulped a rather easy catch of Adam Zampa in the mid-off region. Ensuring a successful run chase for India, Virat Kohli hammered 85 runs following the team’s early batting slide.