Virat Kohli has been a superstar in the game of cricket. He has held the batting for India in the last decade and always stepped up under pressure. Kohli has been a phenomenal batter and he has always attracted the world with his breathtaking consistency. The T20 format is so quick that you don’t get time to settle in. So, even the greatest of batters struggle with consistency. However, that has not been the case with Virat Kohli. He has been super consistent in the shortest format of the game, and his numbers in the T20 format speak volumes about the player he has been.
The Indian Cricket Team under Rohit Sharma made history as they became the first team to win the T20 World Cup undefeated. They were brilliant in the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA and beat South Africa in a nail-biting final by 7 runs to clinch the trophy.
This put an end to the 11-year drought for the Indian Cricket Team without an ICC trophy. After the final, two legends of the game, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have held the batting lineup for the national team for the last decade, announced their retirement from T20I cricket. Then, Ravindra Jadeja also joined them and announced his retirement from T20I cricket.
Kohli, however, hasn’t had any impact on the tournament until the final. He was struggling for runs in the whole tournament—a sight that you would have rarely seen. However, on the day of the big final, King Kohli stepped up and performed when the chips were down. He held the innings and scored 76 runs, which were very crucial for India posting a 176 runs total in 20 overs and later winning the game.
Under Confident Virat Kohli Reveals The Reason Behind His Final Innings To PM Modi
On July 4, Team India returned back to the country and arrived in Delhi in the morning. They met with prime minister, Narendra Modi, who had an interaction with all the players. Kohli in an interaction with the Prime Minister talked about how he was underconfident till the final.
“First of all, I would like to thank you for inviting us here. That day will stay forever in my heart because I couldn’t contribute much to the team in the tournament. I even told Rahul Dravid bhai that I haven’t done justice for the team and myself so far. But he told me that when the opportunity arrives, I am sure you will perform. Even when me and Rohit were going to bat, I told him that I don’t have enough confidence. But when I got three boundaries in the first over, I told him ‘what is happening? one day I am not getting a single run and now I’ve got three boundaries in an over’,” Kohli told during the chat with PM Modi.
“And after we lost three wickets, my only focus was to surrender myself to the team and focus on what’s best for the team. I felt that I was thrown into the situation. It’s hard to explain the feeling. Some things are bound to happen,” he added.
Surrender is the ultimate instruction of the Bhagavad-gita. 🕉️
Virat Kohli talking about the D-Day! Best in the world! pic.twitter.com/eMhRxqQiLh
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