Virat Kohli reminded Pakistan why he is the best chasers in cricket. Slamming an unbeaten 82 off just 52 balls, the champion powered India to a emotional, yet memorable win over archrivals Pakistan.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground with 90,293 fans went crazy after Virat’s heroics.
Fans have trending Virat Kohli on social media platforms. Twitter seems to be going crazy with more than 30K Virat Kohli trends in just an hour after the thrilling win.
Although Indian seemed to be lost the game after the initial loss of wickets, Virat Kohli’s amazing knocks and sixes ensured the victorious win. India were in trouble but Koli played an anchore role and changed the game.
He took on the mantle of hitting the big ones, and in the end, it was his class that helped India triumph over Pakistan.
The skipper turned emotional after the thrilling win and was almost in tears. It was an emotional and memorable moment for champion Kohli. He knew what the outside noise (his bad form) was few months ago and he gave all the answers with his bat.
Fans have already started trending that this knocks of Virat was the greatest of all. Moreover, skipper Rohit Sharma was so happy with the win that he run into the field and lifted Virat on his shoulders.
Other players including Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya also ran into the field and hugged the champion.
Earlier, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya took three wickets each as India restricted Pakistan to 159/8 in 20 overs.
Brief scores: Pakistan 159/8 in 20 overs (Shan Masood 52 not out, Iftikhar Ahmed 51; Hardik Pandya 3/30, Arshdeep Singh 3/32) lost to India 160/6 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 82 not out, Hardik Pandya 40; Haris Rauf 2/36, Mohammad Nawaz 2/42) by four wickets