Star Indian batter Virat Kohli met with West Indian icon Wesley Hall ahead of his Men in Blues’ Super Eight matchup with Afghanistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup on Thursday, June 20. Before posing for the cameras, the two exchanged pleasantries, with Hall gifting Kohli with his book ‘Answering the Call’.
Hall embarked on a stellar journey with the West Indies from 1958 to 1969 gracing 48 Tests with his extraordinary talent. The venerable 86yearold maestro clinched 192 wickets showcasing brilliance with an average of 26.38 accompanied by an impressive nine instances of claiming fivewicket hauls.
The saga of the exceptional rightarm speedster unfolds as he ascends to legendary status securing an astounding 546 wickets across 170 remarkable outings.
Here’s a video showing Hall and Virat Kohli interacting and then posing for a shot.
Hall also informed ANI that he delivered the book to Team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid, skipper Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli.
“I gave three books today. I gave a book to the captain and another one to the coach and Virat Kohli. All three of them are great players. It’s good to see people getting rewarded. Sometimes, you are a good player, and you haven’t made it. I think they have done very well for India.”
Answering the Call focuses on Hall’s cricketing journey and career, as well as how he became one of history’s greatest pacers. It was published in November 2022, with a second part issued earlier this year.
Virat Kohli Aims to Reclaim Form in 2024 T20 World Cup Super Eights
Virat Kohli’s performance in the 2024 T20 World Cup has been quite disappointing scoring only five runs with an average of 1.66 in three games talk about hitting a rough patch!
As a 35yearold Virat Kohli stepped into the tournament leading the runscoring charts in T20 World Cup history. However facing the intricacies of bowlerfriendly wickets in the US adds a layer of complexity to his gameplay.
With the action going to the West Indies for the Super Eights and beyond, Team India will be hoping that the champion batsman can regain his form.
Following the Afghanistan game, the Men in Blue will face Bangladesh and Australia to finish their Super Eight schedule. Should Rohit Sharma’s Men finish in the top two of the four-team Group, they would advance to the semi-finals.
India’s first T20 World Cup triumph came in the inaugural edition, held in South Africa in 2007.