“Idhar Smith ko glucose Chad rha ye maze le rha”- Fans amused as Steve Smith gets chair for himself during drinks break while Virat Kohli dances 

Steve Smith and the Australian betters were struggling to bat in the heat of Rajkot.


“Idhar Smith ko glucose Chad rha ye maze le rha”- Fans amused as Steve Smith gets chair for himself during drinks break while Virat Kohli dances 

Steve Smith cools himself with the help of his teammates while Kohli talks with Marnus Labuschagne (Image via X)

On 27th September, temperatures reached 33 degrees celsius. While the Indians bowled in this heat, batters Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith struggled while batting. Although they were batting well, both were unable to run doubles. Even between overs, the two would sit down on the field and there were drinks out for them. 

On the last ball of the 28th over, Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Mitch Marsh for 96 runs. In came Marnus Labuschagne to bat at no. 4. Along with Marnus, the team management sent 4 players and a chair for Steve Smith. 

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Steve Smith was provided with ice packs and wet towels while another kept him in the shade so that he could cool down, while he sat on the chair and drank water. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli started a conversation with Marnus Labuschagne and also danced in front of him. 

Watch the video here:

https://twitter.com/oye_sg/status/1706982057979916683

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Fans find entire scene of Virat Kohli dancing in front of Steve Smith hilarious

As Steve Smith was getting cooled down in the hot and humid weather of Rajkot, Virat Kohli was enjoying himself while dancing. Fans found the entire scene hilarious, with many mentioning how strange it was seeing Smith unable handle the weather during the 3rd ODI.

Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh struggle in the heat (Image vis ESPN)

Many fans mentioned how they would react to Chennai if they were struggling now. One was unhappy with the way the Aussies were reacting, saying they’re making a mockery of the game and soon they’ll require beds with masseurs. 

Others were just laughing out after seeing Virat Kohli dancing with Labuschagne, with one pointing out how unserious Virat was at that moment while Smith was physically struggling. One other fan also mentioned how friendly Virat was with Aussies, despite his hostile history with the players of Australia. 

Check out their reactions here: 

https://twitter.com/TheRGautam18/status/1706974228279709869?s=20

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