In the end, India prevailed by seven runs, and Kohli was named Player of the Match. Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag praised the opener and dubbed him the greatest T20 World Cup batter ever after the match. The cricketer from Delhi was the Player of the Tournament in both 2014 and 2016, and he was instrumental in India’s victory over Pakistan in the tournament’s 2022 edition.
Throughout the whole T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli had form issues. Despite his good intentions and a few early starts, the 35-year-old was unable to capitalise on them. On the final night, though, the famous Indian batsman lived up to the expectations and scored 76 runs off of 59 deliveries against South Africa. Kohli was instrumental in helping the Men in Blue score 176 runs while all the other top order bats failed to register an impact.
After news of Kohli’s T20I retirement broke, Sehwag said that his attitude to the game is admirable and wished him luck in the remaining two formats.
“How about Virat, the batsman for the Twenty20 World Cup? The greatest T20 World Cup batsman of all time, he led the team to victory in games from tough circumstances in 2014 and 2016, and he once again displayed his class yesterday in the finals. Sehwag tweeted. Melbourne will go down in T20 history in 2022.
“His approach, which is evident in everything he says and which I consider to be the grace of a Guru, has been more astounding than his runs. He attributes a great deal of success to something greater than himself. His career in T20 cricket comes to an outstanding close, and he continues to establish high standards in the other two formats, he prayed, adding.
What to say about Virat the T20 World Cup batsman. By far the best T20 World Cup batsman ever, carried the team in 2014 and 2016 single-handedly winning games from difficult situations, in 2022 Melbourne will be in folklore of our T20 history and yesterday in the finals showing… pic.twitter.com/z4ieFsNWzF
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 30, 2024
Extremely pleased with Rohit’s demeanour: Virender Sehwag
The national team’s culture was altered by India’s captain, Rohit Sharma. His idea of playing an aggressive style of cricket enabled India to win the most recent T20 World Cup and get to the finals of the ODI World Cup in 2023. In addition to praising Rohit’s strong performance, Sehwag said that the team greatly benefited from his compassionate demeanour.
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“Rohit, the lone player to have participated in every T20 World Cup, has left the team with a great impression due to his recent transformation of his game into an offensive one and his ability to foster a supportive environment. In addition to being greatly needed, it has produced outcomes. Sehwag remarked, “I’m really proud of the way you’ve carried yourself and I hope the best for the times to come.”
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