Picture Credit: Twitter/@Sompal_Kami
India and Nepal locked horns for the very first time in Kandy on Monday, 4 September. However, rain came into play at frequent intervals with the match being cut down to 23 overs and the revised target set of 145 runs for the Men in Blue, the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill led their side to an easy win by 10 wickets, sealing their place in the Super 4s.
However, it was a fan moment for several Nepal cricketers as they were playing against a quality side for the first time. While Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and the head coach Rahul Dravid awarded medals to the Nepal cricketers, moments later Sompal Kami had a fanboy moment with the former Indian skipper.
The 27-year-old Nepal all-rounder, who was the second highest run-getter for his side with a 56-ball 48 after Aasif Sheikh (58 off 97), got his Air Jordans signed by the Indian batting mainstay. He also took it to social media to share pictures of the same, captioning it, “Virat Kohli is not just a cricketer, he’s an emotion”.
Talking about the Nepal cricketer, in his 49 ODI matches so far, he has amassed 554 runs while scalping 65 wickets. Meanwhile, talking about Nepal’s performance in their first-ever Asia Cup, they went down against Pakistan by a big margin of 238 runs, before losing to India on Monday by 10 wickets.
