Major ICC tournament victories are nothing new to Virat Kohli, who attributes India’s most recent triumph in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy to vital team contributions.
After New Zealand scored 251 for seven from their 50 overs, India chased down their goal of 252 with one over remaining in a rematch of the 2000 final.
Following an outstanding performance by India’s spinners in limiting their opponents with the bat, captain Rohit Sharma scored 76 at the top of the order to set up the victory.
According to Virat Kohli, the 2013 ICC Men’s Champion Trophy winner, India won mostly because of players who performed well under duress.
He remarked, “These are the things you look forward to after playing for so long.” “Walking into a situation where you are under pressure and raising your hand.”
“I believe that the squad as a whole needs to perform better in various games in order to win titles, which have been lacking in the past. Additionally, throughout the five matches in this event, every player has raised their hand in some way.
Virat Kohli remarkable undefeated century against Pakistan and his 84 in the semi-final match against Australia are two of India’s most notable tournament efforts.
Mohammed Shami’s bowling efforts throughout the tournament to end as the joint-second best wicket taker with nine scalps, Varun Chakravarthy’s five for forty-two against New Zealand in the group stage, and Shubman Gill’s undefeated 101 against Bangladesh are other noteworthy contributions.
Another player who consistently demonstrated his worth was Shreyas Iyer, who added 48 runs to the Indian chase that day.
What Virat Kohli was most happy with were his teammates’ efforts. “That’s why we won this tournament,” he continued. Only a team effort can get you a title because others have cast such powerful spells and made such powerful knocks.
“I’m really overjoyed that we were able to have a great time playing together. As a team, we have had an incredible time. For us, it has been an incredible competition.
Mitchell Santner, the captain of New Zealand, commended the spinners’ performance and identified their middle-overs bowling as the reason his team didn’t reach the desired score.
Combining to bowl 38 overs, Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets at an economy rate of less than four.
When asked why runs were difficult to get by at certain periods of the game, Santner responded, “It was good bowling.”
“They put a lot of pressure on us after we lost a few wickets following the powerplay.
“At first glance, it appeared difficult, but praise for the way all four of their spinners bowled.” They once again demonstrated today that they are elite bowlers.
“We knew we had a total and we were going to fight, so that’s what we did even though we were ultimately probably 20 or 25 under what we wanted to get.”
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