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The former captain and run machine, Virat Kohli scored 4000 runs in T20 and became the first batsman to reach the milestone. He reached the milestone against England in the T20 world cup 2022 semifinal. If we see the cricket news, he has scored 4008 runs in 115 T20 matches. Virat Kohli scored 50 runs in 40 balls and reached the milestone of 4000 runs. It was a disappointing match for India, and they lost against England. The former Indian captain is also the only player who has scored 4000 runs.
Virat Kohli is a versatile player who has dominated in all formats. He is one of the technically correct players who can play according to the situation. He can rotate the strike, can hit the boundaries with ease. Indian batter has changed the result of many matches single-handedly. The T20 world cup is a great platform for him as he has played numerous unbelievable innings. According to the cricket news for India, his two innings are the highlight of his T20 career. The first came against Australia in the 2016 world cup in Mohali, and the second came against Pakistan in the T20 world cup 2022 in Melbourne. Here is the list of unbelieve innings of Virat Kohli.
The 16th match between Pakistan and India is the highlight of the T20 world cup 2022. The combination of the World cup, Pakistan, and India is one of the hyped things, and the Virat Kohli innings made it even better.
India won the toss and elected to field. Arshdeep Singh didn’t disappoint their captain and took the most important wickets for Pakistan. He took the wickets of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Iftikhar Ahmad and Shan Masood scored half-centuries but got no support from other batsmen. Pakistan scored 159 runs for 8 wickets. Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh took three wickets each, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket each.
India came to chase but didn’t get a great start. Opener got out very early and inform batsman Suryakumar Yadav also returned to the pavilion very early. When things were not going right, and India were 31 for 4, Virat Kohli made a partnership with Hardik Pandya. In the end, India needed 28 runs in the eighth ball. The two sixes on Haris Rauf in the 19th over are the highlight of the match. Virat Kohli made an unbelievable chase in the end. According to Virat Kohli, it is his best innings.
Arguably the best T20 batting innings of Virat Kohli. On 27 March 2016, Virat Kohli played an outstanding inning and won the match for India. It was the greatest innings in the history of T20 cricket until he faced Pakistan in the T20 world cup 2022.
Australia won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 160 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, and Glenn Maxwell scored 43, 26, and 31 runs respectively.
India came to chase but didn’t start great. The Indian opener returned to the pavilion very early. Virat Kohli played an unbelievable innings of 82 runs in 51 balls. When everything seemed bad for India, he made a partnership with Yuvraj Singh. In the end, he won the match for India along with MS Dhoni.
India won the toss and elected to bat first in a high-scoring match. West Indies lost early wickets but recovered very early. Every batter contributed to the team, and West Indies scored 207 runs for 5 wickets. Shimron Hetmyer scored a half-century and scored 56 runs in 41 balls.
In response, India did not get a great start and lost opener Rohit Sharma very early. Virat Kohli and KL made sure India will chase the 200-plus score very easily. Virat Kohli scored 94* runs in 50 balls and hits six sixes and six fours.
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Virat Kohli was on fire in this series. He scored 94* in the first T20 and scored 70* runs in 29 balls in the 3rd T20. West Indies won the toss and elected to field first, and India made their decision wrong. Opener Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul made a partnership of 135 runs for the first wicket. Virat Kohli came to bat in the fourth position and scored 70* runs in just 29 balls. He hit the four fours and seven sixes in his inning. India scored 240 runs for three wickets. West Indies came to chase but scored 173 runs and lost the match by 67 runs.
Virat Kohli, the T20 world cup, and great knocks have a relationship. South Africa and India were facing each other in the semifinal of the T20 world cup 2014. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 172 runs for four wickets. In response, India came to bat and got a decent start. When India was struggling, Virat Kohli played a fine knock and scored 72 runs in 44 balls.
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