Virat Kohli salutes Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul for their heroics in brilliant post-day 2 gesture

Virat Kohli is a true leader, and he proved it time and again. One such instance has been winning the hearts of the fans after India finished Day 2 of the ongoing first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on a high at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul played awesome cricket and made the most of a dramatic shift in the nature of the Optus Stadium pitch to help the tourists take a commanding lead in the ongoing first Test against Australia in Perth.

Virat Kohli hails Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul’s dominance with a heartwarming gesture in Perth

After the stumps, Virat Kohli was seen applauding both Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul as the Indian openers returned unbeaten on Day 2 of the ongoing Perth Test. While Jaiswal is now 10 short of his hundred, Rahul also looked solid at 62* against Australia.

As both Rahul and Jaiswal walked off the ground after the end of the play of Day 2, Virat Kohli came to the ground to express his tribute to his teammates. The former Indian skipper was seen clapping with the bat for the Indian openers for their remarkable efforts against Australia in Perth. Also, Kohli acknowledged the heroics of the batters with a classy salute.