New Delhi: Virat Kohli showcased a glimpse of his superior batting skills in the T20 World Cup Super Eight match between India and Bangladesh on Saturday. The talismanic batter who was not getting his real touch in the showpiece event displayed full aggression with his 28-ball 37-run knock in the encounter at Antigua.
While the fans were waiting for their star to shine and got a glimpse of it in India’s first super 8 clash against Afghanistan, Kohli did not disappoint them and came up with a much better knock in the contest against the Afghans. The star India batter showed no mercy when Shakib Al Hasan was brought into the attack ahead of the second over of India’s innings, and he slammed the star Bangladesh all-rounder for a thumping 87-metre six.
Just after Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto invited India to bat first, Shakib bowled a tossed-up delivery to Kohli. The former India skipper did not miss out on this delivery, as he stylishly played over wide long-on for a huge six.
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Kohli creates history
Kohli created history in the game as he became the first-ever batter to score 3000 runs across both 20-over and 50-over World Cups. After few rough innings in the showpiece event, Kohli accomplished this feat. Kohli is also the leading run-scorer in the history of T20 World Cup with 1207 in 32 matches to his name. He has scored 14 half-centuries in the tournament history with a best score of 89 not out.
While Kohli scored 37 runs, Rohit Sharma played a knock of 23 and Rishabh Pant chipped in with 36 runs. Shivam Dube (34) and Hardik Pandya (50 not out) played pivotal knocks in the last few overs to lift the Men in Blue to 196 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.
Virat Kohli showed no mercy when Shakib Al Hasan was brought into the attack ahead of the second over of India’s innings, and he slammed the star Bangladesh all-rounder for a thumping 87-metre six. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
