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After the Indian cricket team won the T20I series against Afghanistan by 3-0, the fielding coach T Dilip announced Virat Kohli as the winner of the “Best Fielder” award for his inspiring performances in the field. Notably, the 35-year-old had made his return to the Indian T20I setup against Afghanistan just a few months before the T20 World Cup 2024.
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The best of Virat Kohli on the field was on full display during the third and final T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. When Afghanistan had found themselves in a decent position during their pursuit of the 213-run target, Karim Janat smashed Washington Sundar off the backfoot towards the long-on region where Virat Kohli leapt high in the air near the boundary rope to save a certain six.
In the penultimate over of the Afghanistan innings, Virat Kohli ran 25-30 yards from the wide long-off region to complete the catch of Najibullah Zadran off the bowling of Avesh Khan to put India in the box seat. However, it needed two super overs for the Indian cricket team to defeat the Afghans to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20I series.
Watch the video of T Dilip awarding Virat Kohli the "Best Fielder" for his inspiring performances in the field:
Following the hard-fought win in the third and final T20I, the Indian cricket team posted a video on their official Instagram account, a dressing room BTS wherein the fielding coach T Dilip awarded the “Best Fielder” award of the series. He credited the players who participated in the series for their fielding efforts, along with the bench players, for doing their role well from the outside.
T Dilip picked the two most consistent fielders in the series, which included the names of Rinku Singh and Virat Kohli before awarding the “Best Fielder” medal to the former Indian captain on his return to the shortest format of the game for the national team.
