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2nd Test: Fans blame Virat Kohli for Gautam Gambhir's omission

New Delhi, Sep 30: India's Test skipper Virat Kohli faced criticism over social media for not picking Gautam Gambhir in the second Test match against New Zealand at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Friday (September 30).

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Fans blamed Kohli for picking out-of-form opener Shikhar Dhawan and ignoring in-form Gambhir, who was scoring runs in the domestic circuit.

2nd Test: Fans blame Virat Kohli for Gautam Gambhir's omission

At a time when there is stiff competition for the opening slot, Dhawan departed for just 1 run after getting played-on by Matt Henry.

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What aggravated the fans anger was that Dhawan perished after scoring just 1 run.

In 11 innings since his debut against Australia, in which he scored 187 runs, the Delhi left-hander has aggregated only 207 runs with a highest of 45 not out.


Here is how fans slammed Kohli















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Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:36 [IST]
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