NEW DELHI: India-born USA pacer Saurabh Netravalkar stunned a packed-house at the Nassau Stadium in New York, dismissing star batter Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the Group A clash at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
The left-arm seamer Netravalkar produced a beautiful full-length delivery angling across Kohli as the India opener chased it away from his body and ended up edging it straight to wicket-keeper Andries Gous.
As a pumped-up Netravalkar celebrated with his teammates, Kohli registered an unwanted record -- scoring his first-ever golden duck in the T20 World Cups.
This was also Kohli's first ever duck at the cricketing extravaganza and his only second ever in the shortest format.
Kohli has had a horrendous show so far at the cricketing carnival in the Americas, scoring -- 1, 4 and 0 in three outings.
After dismissing Kohli in the third-ball of the game, the pacer went on to dismiss India skipper Rohit Sharma in his second over to leave India in early trouble in chase of 111.
Mumbai-born Netravalkar played a crucial role in newcomers USA's stunning win over former champions Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last week.
The 32-year-old bowled a superb Super Over against Pakistan in his side's unexpected win.
An alumni of the prestigious Cornell University and a senior techie (coder) at the Oracle, Netravalkar has been juggling academics and cricket with aplomb.
Netravalkar, who played for India in the 2010 U-19 World Cup, has shared the dressing room with the likes of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, even played the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai.
Earlier, left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh claimed a career-best 4-9, including two wickets in the first over, as India restricted the USA to 110 for 8.
For both teams, a victory in this match will guarantee a place in the second round Super Eights.
(With inputs from PTI)
