In the T20 series against Australia and South Africa, Virat Kohli has been one of the most crucial players. King Kohli returned to form despite a lot of speculation around his below-par performance, proving that the game is still very much under his control. When it comes to the international game formats, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli, is taken to be one of the most seasoned players in the Indian cricket team. 2014’s captaincy made Virat Kohli a class cricketer, the transformation has been pretty evident. Virat Kohli, one of India’s most seasoned players, has performed numerous outstanding knocks in the T20 World Cup earlier, making him India’s most reliable match winner during the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022.
Virat Kohli is capable of scoring for his team in high-pressure situations additionally, Kohli shares an exceptional relationship with the T20 World Cup formats of the game. Over the years, in his career of international cricketing, the former skipper of the Indian cricket team has executed some whacking knocks during the ICC T20 World Cup. Here are some of the most promising innings played by the former skipper of the Indian cricket team in the history of T20 World Cup, which makes him one of the most reliable match winners for the World Cup tournament:
1. T20 World Cup Semi-Finals, India vs. West Indies: 89* runs off 47 deliveries
Although India lost the match against West Indies in the semi-finals, Virat Kohli’s annihilating innings made the match more interesting to watch. Kohli’s massive 89* runs knock was simply class apart. Kohli took off the Wankhede Stadium with his formidable innings, King Kohli, batting at a strike rate of 189, left the opposition clueless, although Virat couldn’t drive lead India to a victory in the Semi-finals against West Indies but his performance was definitely a trend setter in the international cricket. It was one of those matches where Kohli played on the pitch like a one-man army against all the extreme circumstances.
2. T20 World Cup Group Stage: India vs. Australia 2016, Virtual Quarter-Final: 82* runs off 51 deliveries
The virtual quarter played in Mohali against Australia revealed the potential of the veteran Indian cricketer, Virat Kohli. While the other batters in the Indian cricket team including Yuvi and MS Dhoni were quite struggling to time the bowl, the run machine of India, Virat Kohli destroyed the excellent bowling order of the Australian cricket team. In the absence of Virat Kohli, India might have been knocked out from the tournament but a prodigious innings by Virat made India defeat the Australian cricket team, the former skipper calls his innings of 82* runs off 51 deliveries against Australia as one of the most enduring ones.
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3. T20 World Cup 2014 Semi-Finals: India vs. South Africa: 72 runs off 44 deliveries
His innings against South Africa in the World Cup Semi-Finals of 2014 made him earn the title of being a ‘chase master’ of the Indian cricket team. The phenomenal cover drives and on-drives by Virat made India chase the target score of 173* runs. Virat’s sensational innings destroyed the bowling order of South Africa and gave a tough time to the eminent bowlers including Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn. The chase master of India drove the Indian cricket team to the finals in 2014 single handedly.
Virat Kohli was last seen playing against South Africa in the second match of the T20 series, Indian got a formidable lead of 2-0, after the which he was rested along with the vice-captain, KL Rahul for the third match against South Africa. Virat Kohli is regaining his form and could pose a threat to the other teams in the world cup.
