Virat Kohli's Lord Ram act during India vs South Africa match goes viral. Watch video here
Virat Kohli's bow and arrow pose when 'Ram Siya Ram' song was played in the stadium. The video has gone viral. The incident happened when South Africa's India origin player Keshav Maharaj came in to bat when his team were reeling at 35 for six in 15.5 overs.
Eventually, South Africa were bundled out for 55, with Mohammed Siraj taking a took a career-best six for 15. South Africa’s decision to bat first backfired spectacularly on a pitch which offered bounce and seam movement.
It was South Africa's lowest total since they were bowled out for 36 and 45 against Australia in Melbourne in 1931/32. Siraj exploited the conditions superbly, with none of the batsmen looking comfortable against him.
Top-scorer Kyle Verreynne (15) was Siraj's sixth victim in his ninth over. This is the last Test match of South Africa's stand-in Dean Elgar, who was had scored a match-winning century in the first test.
During the third ODI at Boland Park in Paarl, another interesting incident took place involving Keshav Maharaj.
The stump mic captured a viral exchange between KL Rahul and Keshav Maharaj. In the 33rd over, as Maharaj entered the field, the stadium DJ coincidentally played the song 'Ram Siya Ram' in the background. With a smile, wicketkeeper KL Rahul jokingly highlighted to Maharaj the recurring nature of this song whenever he came to bat.
Maharaj responded with a confirming 'yes'. Virat Kohli is among the invitees for the inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Meanwhile, in the latest ICC Test Rankings released today, Virat Kohli climbed four positions to ninth following his commendable performance in the Centurion Test against South Africa.
