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Virat Kohli gets emotional after epic match-winning knock vs Pakistan in T20 World Cup. look | cricket news

October 24, 2022
Bharat Times

on Sunday, Virat Kohli Showed once again why he is considered one of the greatest in Indian cricket. With his team against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, Kohli went on to score one of the most memorable innings in Indian cricket history. The former India captain scored a match-winning 82* a day before Diwali to put a smile on the faces of Indian cricket fans. In the past few months, Kohli had faced a lot of criticism after going through a thin patch. But since scoring a century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup, Kohli has been looking for confidence and confidence.

The same was seen against Pakistan. After the match-winning effort, Kohli became emotional and tears welled up in his eyes.

Watch: Kohli gets emotional after epic match-winning knock vs Pakistan

During a post-match chat, Kohli described his innings as the best in T20Is

“Okay, it’s a surreal atmosphere. Honestly I have no words, I don’t know how it happened. Hardik kept telling me just believe it, stay till the end. Honestly, I am lost for words Well, I think when Shaheen bowled from the side of the pavilion, that’s when I talked to Virat that we need to take him down and that’s when he said that Nawaz has to bowl an over. He said if i can take Haris Roufi Down, then they will panic because he is their main bowler. Well, I was pumping myself to hit those two sixes. It was 28 out of 8 and it turned out to be 16 out of 6 so I’m lost for words.

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“It’s just instinctively, I looked at the ball and told myself to stand still and watch the ball. I swung my bat through the line of the ball and I hit a six at fine leg. Standing here, it’s like That it had to happen. This is a very special moment.

“Well, till date I have said that the innings of Mohali (2016 T20 World Cup) against Australia is my best. I scored 82 runs in 52 there and today I scored 82 out of 53. But I think, today ‘I’ll count it one more because what was the magnitude of the game and the situation. It seemed impossible, but Hardik kept pushing me into that partnership and we just went deep and that’s it,” an emotional Kohli said after the match.

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