He stops traffic in India! @nassercricket pic.twitter.com/dClCIXmnHw
— Ian Ward (@WardyShorts) October 8, 2023
The Buzz
Nasser Hussain gets mobbed
Commentator turns star attraction in Dharamshala
ESPNcricinfo staff
13-Oct-2023
Did Nasser Hussain know he was a celebrity in India? Commentators Hussain and Ian Ward were out exploring Dharamshala but they didn't expect that they'd pull such a crowd, much to Ward's delight.
The Bumrah X Marcus Rashford crossover
When India's strike bowler borrowed from football
ESPNcricinfo staff
12-Oct-2023
Game recognises game at the World Cup. Jasprit Bumrah debuted a Marcus Rashford celebration after dismissing Ibrahim Zadran in the game against Afghanistan.
:flag-in: @JaspritBumrah93 :handshake: @MarcusRashford :flag-england:#MUFC || #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/XfCZQ7sS2D
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 11, 2023
Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq draw curtain on the mango episode
The pair exchanged handshakes and patted one another on the back during the latter stages of India's World Cup run chase against Afghanistan
Matt Roller
11-Oct-2023
Just below the media centre, there is a fan holding a sign which reads, "Today's special: Mango shake, made by King Kohli". Ever since a tense Monday night at the IPL in Lucknow at the start of May, when they clashed during the post-match handshakes, there has been an ongoing battle between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq: Naveen seemed to post a picture of mangoes every time that Kohli failed or Royal Challengers Bangalore lost during the second half of IPL 2023, and the Kotla crowd tonight at the World Cup did not let him forget it.
When Naveen walked out to bat in Afghanistan's innings, the crowd responded to the PA announcer reading his name with chants of "Kohli, Kohli" and the same thing happened during the run chase when Naveen came on to bowl. Hashmatullah Shahidi, the Afghanistan captain, played up to it by bringing Naveen on as soon as Kohli walked out at No. 3 following Ishan Kishan's dismissal.
But they have been playing things down just a little, exchanging a handshake and patting one another on the back during the latter stages of this run chase. Perhaps a closer game would have generated some more masala, but they have opted to cool down the spice.
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