New Delhi. Virat Kohli once again showed why he is called King Kohli. When India needed Kohli the most in the T20 World Cup, this lion of India came roaring. He forced the South African bowlers to go on the backfoot when their enthusiasm was at its peak. Virat Kohli played a beautiful innings of 76 runs in the final. This helped India reach 176 runs. This is the highest score in a T20 World Cup final.
Seeing this innings of Virat Kohli, Navjot Singh Sidhu said that this player had saved his best for the final. Sidhu said this when Virat had scored a fifty, but Rohit had said it two days earlier. Virat Kohli was not able to play according to his image in the initial matches of the current T20 World Cup. His highest score in the tournament before the final was 37 runs.
After the semi-final match against England, Rohit Sharma was asked if Kohli would play the final. Rohit answered this question in one word. He said – definitely. After this he said the real thing, which showed how much faith the captain has in his player. Rohit said that Virat has probably saved his best for the final.
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 29, 2024, 22:12 IST