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IND vs ENG 2nd Test Day 1: Virat Kohli left surprised with Moeen Ali’s sharp turner; out on duck

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Image Source : BCCI Virat Kohli was left surprised with Moeen Ali’s sharp turner, because the Indian captain was dismissed on a duck within the 2nd Test. 
Trouble brewed for Team India when Shubman Gill was dismissed within the second over of the sport, however Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara had since stabilized the Indian innings. However, Pujara was dismissed by Jack Leach and Indian captain Virat Kohli, too, adopted Pujara within the dressing room within the twenty second over of the sport.
On the second ball of the twenty second over, Moeen Ali struck the prized wicket of the Indian captain with a traditional off-break supply. 

Ali lured Kohli for a canopy drive with a tossed-up supply exterior off, and the Indian captain succumbed to enjoying the shot. However, the ball took a pointy flip and traveled by way of the hole between bat and pad, hitting the leg-stump.
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This was Virat Kohli’s eleventh duck in Test cricket.
Earlier, Shubman Gill was dismissed on a duck too, whereas Cheteshwar Pujara scored 21.
Rohit Sharma reached his twelfth Test half-century through the innings, and performed with an aggressive intent regardless of the facet shedding Gill within the second over of the match.
India had received the toss and opted to bat within the second Test. The facet trails 0-1 within the four-match sequence, and a loss within the second Test will rule the facet out of the qualification race for the ultimate of the World Test Championship.