Cock-a-hoop Moeen Ali surprises dad Munir

Munir Ali

Moeen Ali's family know what the batsman-spinner is capable of, but they were surprised all the same back in the United Kingdom when India captain Virat Kohli was knocked over by England's Moeen for a duck in Chennai on Saturday. This was Kohli's 11th duck in Test cricket.

"It was a fantastic wicket. I could not believe it," off-spinner Moeen Ali's father, Munir said over the telephone from Birmingham. Interestingly, no bowler has dismissed Kohli for zero twice, according to ace cricket statistician Mohandas Menon.

India skipper Virat Kohli is bowled by England's Moeen Ali. Pic/BCCI

The 11 bowlers who have sent back Kohli with a duck against his name are: Ravi Rampaul, Ben Hilfenhaus, Liam Plunkett, James Anderson, Mitchell Starc, Suranga Lakmal, Stuart Broad, Pat Cummins, Kemar Roach, Aby Jayed and now Moeen Ali.