Malinga bana hua hai, Yorker pe Yorker de raha hai: Virat Kohli's chat with Shakib Al Hasan goes viral; Here is video

Virat Kohli had a brief but eventful innings during the second innings of the first Test between India and Bangladesh on September 20 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After scoring just six runs in the first innings, Kohli entered the crease looking to regain his form. He raced to 17 runs off 37 balls, but his dismissal was overshadowed by his decision not to use the DRS despite edging a delivery.

During his time at the crease, Kohli engaged in a lighthearted exchange with veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was brought into the bowling attack by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto shortly after Kohli arrived. Shakib’s unexpected strategy of bowling a series of yorkers caught everyone off guard, including Kohli himself. The two former captains shared a laugh, with Kohli playfully comparing Shakib's bowling style to that of Lasith Malinga.

"Tu Malinga bana hua hai, Yorker pe Yorker de raha hai (You have become Malinga, bowling yorker after yorker)," Kohli said to Shakib in a comment that was captured on the stump-mic and immediately went viral on social media.

India vs Bangladesh:

Ravichandran Ashwin's six for 88 wrecked Bangladesh as India romped to a 280-run victory in the opening test on Sunday to grab a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Chasing a mammoth victory target of 515, Bangladesh were all out for 234 with only skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (82) offering some resistance with the bat.

Local star Ashwin was pick of the Indian bowlers, while his spin partner Ravindra Jadeja (3-58) provided able support as the home side triumphed inside four days.

India captain Rohit Sharma heaped praise on his bowling attack for making the most of a red-soil pitch, which assisted both seamers and spinners.

"No matter what the conditions are, whether we play in India or outside, we want to build the team around that," he said.

"In the last few years, wherever we have travelled, wherever we played, we managed to have that in our armoury - whether it is seam bowling options or spin bowling options."

After Bangladesh resumed on 158-4, Shanto and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan kept India at bay with their dogged resistance in the opening hour.

Home captain Rohit Sharma pressed Ashwin into service and he responded by breaking the partnership in his first over of the day.

The wily off-spinner lured Shakib forward and Yashasvi Jaiswal took a bat-pad catch at short leg to end the batter's knock of 25.

Jadeja had Litton Das caught in the slip and the match was effectively over when Shanto's wild swing against the left-arm spinner led to his dismissal.

Once their captain had left, a rudderless Bangladesh collapsed in a heap to lose the match with five sessions to spare.

Ashwin, who smashed a match-defining hundred in India's first innings, bagged player-of-the-match award.

Shanto said they wanted to extend the match despite being left with a mountain to climb in the contest.

"Just tried to bat as long as we can, we were not thinking about outcome," he said.

"Just try to follow our process and play with our strength. That's what we try to do."

The Bangladesh captain was pleased with his bowlers and said the batters must contribute more in the second and final test beginning in Kanpur on Friday.