24 October,2022 08:03 AM IST | Melbourne | PTI
India`s Virat Kohli celebrates after their win during the ICC men`s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match between India and Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. Pic/AFP
Virat Kohli was lost for words after leaving the cricket world speechless with his cricket here on Sunday.
In his own words, King Kohli had no idea how he had engineering India's epic win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their blockbuster T20 World Cup face-off.
When all seemed lost at 31-4 in a stiff chase of 160 at the gargantuan Melbourne Cricket Ground, Kohli thought otherwise and spearheaded India to a remarkable four-wicket win with a knock that will go down as one of the best in the tournament's history.
He found an able ally in star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who contributed an invaluable 40 during a fifth-wicket stand of 113 runs. Not surprisingly, the 82 not out 53 balls has been rated as his best knock.
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"Well, it's a surreal atmosphere. I honestly have no words. I have no idea how that happened," Kohli said after his incredible knock in the team's big-ticket tournament opener.
The run-machine added, "Hardik kept telling me, just believe we can stay till the end. I'm lost for words."
Kohli struck six fours and four sixes during his stay in the middle, effortlessly getting maximums off deliveries bowled at over 150-155kph.
"Till today I said Mohali was my best T20 innings. Then I got 82 off 52, today I got 82 off 53. Both are just as special. Today, I will count this one higher because of the magnitude of the occasion and the situation we were in," he said when asked about his best T20I knocks.
"All these months when I was struggling, you guys [the crowd] kept me going. Thank you so much."
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