India captain Virat Kohli got out on a duck as England beat the hosts convincingly in the 1st T20 International to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Having been rapped on the gloves by a Jofra Archer bouncer in the previous over, Kohli tried to take on Adil Rashid by lofting him inside-out, but ended up lobbing the ball up to Chris Jordan at mid-off, who took a simple catch. Uttarakhand Police came up with a witty tweet soon after his dismissal, citing the India captain’s example to advise readers against rash driving.

The Uttarakhand Police tweeted a picture of the India captain walking off the pitch, with his helmet still on, with a message in Hindi that reads “Just wearing a helmet is not enough. It’s imperative to drive with total concentration, or you can also get out on zero like Kohli.”

#INDvEND #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/l66KD4NMdG

– Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) March 12, 2021

India suffered a batting collapse, and Shreyas Iyer had to play a rescue act, with his half-century anchoring them to a respectable total of 124.

England comfortably chased down the target in 15.3 overs, with eight wickets to spare.

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Jason Roy led the chase, smashing 49 off 32 deliveries. Roy hit four boundaries and three sixes, before being trapped leg-before by Washington Sundar.

However, it was too late by the time he departed and Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan saw England home as they took a 1-0 lead in the series.