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Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan has been the talk of the town ever since he dismissed Virat Kohli on six runs in his Ranji Trophy comeback match against Railways. The 29-year-old made Kohli’s off-stump cartwheel to the slips to leave fans at the Arun Jaitley stadium to go quiet. Although Delhi won the game by an innings on Saturday it was the 29-year-old pacer who has been
Sangwan revealed that he approached Kohli after the game and got the match ball signed. India’s former skipper was not obliged to the request but also wrote a message which read “What a ball it was, It was a beautiful delivery”. Sangwan had a great game with the ball picking four wickets and scoring a total of 30 runs with the bat.
Virat Kohli giving his autograph to Himanshu Sangwan on the ball which wicket his took. [Lokesh Sharma]
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 2, 2025
- A beautiful gesture by Kohli 👏 pic.twitter.com/c716HqZEPX
Speaking to Indian Express, the Railways' pacer revealed “It is the most important wicket of my life. There was no special plan, I just wanted to stick to my strength, which is bowl full”. Life has changed for Sangwan after claiming the wicket of India’s former skipper with many fans left shocked.
While Himanshu Sangwan has been getting a lot of attraction after his wicket of Kohli, the pacer has been getting abused by fans as well. There were many fans who were upset after Kohli was dismissed by the pacer for six at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
During his chat with Indian Express, the Railways pacer revealed “When I went back to the boundary line people were saying things. Yaar, hum Kohli ko dekhne aaye aur aapne out kar diya, kuch gaaliyan bhi thi. However, after a while, a group of boys also cheered me and congratulated me for my good bowling”
Former India batter Ambati Rayudu has come out in defence of Virat Kohli after his failure. Rayudu wrote on Twitter “Right now Virat Kohli needs Ranji. His technique was good for 81 hundreds and it will be good going forward as well”
“No one should force him into forcing himself for anything. He needs time to feel good about everything again. The spark within will ignite on its own. Basically respect and believe in him, and most importantly leave him alone.” Added Ambati Rayudu.