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T20 World Cup 2024, IND v USA: Oracle Engineer Saurabh Netravalkar dismisses Virat, Rohit in dream spell
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USA all-rounder Saurabh Netravalkar dismissed both India’s big guns Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in his first spell against India in the T20 World Cup. The left-arm seamer left both senior India batters bamboozled in the first three overs of the match. Netravalkar became the first-ever bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli on a golden duck in any ICC event. Kohli fell in the very first over, edging a ball straight to the wicketkeeper.
Netravalkar did not drop the ball after that and troubled Rishabh Pant with his inswingers. The engineer-cricketer took out another senior India batter after that, when he produced a false shot out of India captain Rohit Sharma in the third over of the game. Netravalkar’s spell left India reeling at 10/2 after 2.2 overs in the second innings.
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USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar, in an exclusive interaction with India Today before the India match, had said that he was looking forward to the challenge of bowling at Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during the match against India.
Netravalkar had spoken in detail about his emotions ahead of facing India – where he was born and started his cricketing career. Netravalkar had looked forward to meeting Suryakumar Yadav on the pitch, having played age-group cricket with him in India.
“I know all of them and Surya (Yadav) and myself have played together for Mumbai U15s, U-17, U-19s. It is so good to see what he has achieved and it will be nice to catch up with them. Playing against India would be truly emotional,” Netravalkar told PTI.
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Why did Netravalkar leave India?
The USA all-rounder had revealed to India Today that he took a practical call to leave India in 2013. Netravalkar had said that since he was not able to make his place in the Mumbai team on a regular basis and was not good enough to make it into the Indian Premier League, he took a practical call to leave for USA.
“I trained hard with everybody’s support, made it to the Mumbai team. I played for two seasons, but then I realised at the end of the second year, that I was in and out of the side and was not making it to the next stage, like the senior Indian team or an IPL contract. So I thought if I’m not making it to the next stage then I should pursue my other passion. It was definitely very emotional for me to leave cricket and come here, but then I thought that it was the more practical call,” Netravalkar had told IndiaToday.
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