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‘Finally…’: Virat Kohli caught on stump mic utilizing iconic WWE catchphrase to welcome again Bumrah

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Indian Test captain Virat Kohli is sort of the livewire on the sphere and even when he with out the bat one can by no means hold him out of motion. In one such episode on Day 3 of the primary Test between India and South Africa in Centurion, the stump mic caught Kohli utilizing an iconic catchphrase from former WWE star The Rock. This was after pacer Jasprit Bumrah made his means again onto the sphere after sustaining an damage.
India didn’t even really feel the short-term loss to damage of tempo spearhead Bumrah (2-16) as Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur ran by the Proteas line-up to present India the ascendancy once more.
Bumrah had landed awkwardly on his proper ankle throughout a follow-through in solely his sixth over and missed a lot of the second session having therapy within the dressing room. He returned and supplied two of the South African wickets and an enormous sigh of reduction for the India group for the remainder of the sequence.
The pacer was welcomed in a singular means by Indian skipper Kohli, which was heard on the stump mic. “Finally, the Rock has come back,” Kohli was heard saying and unsurprisingly, the remark went viral.

*No context Virat Kohli*Kohli in over break: “Finally the Rock has come back”#INDvSA
— The Cricket Statistician (@CricketSatire) December 28, 2021

“finally, the rock has come back” – Kohli on Bumrah’s return 😂#BoxingDayTest
— Atanuu Agarrwal (@aagarrw) December 28, 2021

Bumrah comes again to bowl after a prolonged break.
Kohli: FINALLY, THE ROCK HAS COME BACK!!
Referring to this epic comeback line by Rock, who got here again to WWE in 2011 after a 8-year hiatus.
Absolute goosebumps to listen to Kohli say that! What a reference! Virat um WWE fan polarku!😂 pic.twitter.com/EHe9waR4Qa
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) December 28, 2021
Meanwhile, though India plunged rapidly from 272/3 to 327 all out within the morning session at SuperSport Park, it nonetheless had sufficient runs within the financial institution from its fabulous first-day batting effort to take command.