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Kuldeep Yadav's put New Zealand batters in a spin during Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 9.
Virat Kohli loses cool at Kuldeep Yadav
However, Kuldeep impressive bowling performance was momentarily overshadowed by a heated exchange with teammate Virat Kohli. While Kuldeep put on a show with the ball, he made a lapse while fielding during the 41st over to bear Virat Kohli's brunt. The incident stemmed from a fielding miscue on the second delivery of the over, when Michael Bracewell played a shot that resulted in a collision between himself and Daryl Mitchell while running a single.
Ravindra Jadeja attempted a direct hit at the stumps, but his throw missed.
Crucially, Kuldeep was positioned too far from the stumps, a position that, had he been closer, could have led to a vital dismissal for India. This fielding misjudgement drew immediate and visible frustration from both Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, who were seen expressing their displeasure towards him. Not just them, even captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir were also seen in utter disbelief post Kuldeep's act.
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Talking about the match, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the Champions Trophy final. Batting first New Zealand rode on Daryl Mitchell's brilliant half century to post 251/7 on the board. Meanwhile, Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav remained India's pick of the bowlers with two wickets each. Kuldeep took the key wickets of Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra.
India's Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy.
New Zealand's Playing XI:
Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith
