On Day 4, India was 164/3 at stumps and needed another 280 to win. Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli were getting closer to fifty years old. Even though team India gave the Australians some trouble, India’s chances of a comeback were lowered when Mitchell Starc removed Ajinkya Rahane and Scott Boland dismissed Virat Kohli for 49 runs.
In the 2023 World Test Championship final, prominent Australian cricketers Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, and Steve Smith were terrified of what Virat Kohli may do to them. In order to win the match and maybe win their first ICC title in ten years, the Indian side needed to score 444 runs.
Even though they were in control, the Australians were nevertheless extremely cautious of the threat that Virat Kohli posed. But Australia’s bowling assault was so good that they bowled India out for just 234 runs, winning the match by 209 runs to win their first World T20 title.
Pat Cummins: “Virat Kohli is the only guy who can chase it.”
Many people, including Cummins, Lyon, Boland, and others, expressed concern over Kohli’s on-field presence during the most recent season of “The Test.”
Pat Cummins stated, “Virat Kohli is the only guy who can chase it down in the fourth innings.” In contrast, Kohli is among the best, if not the greatest, among those chasing the score, according to Steve Smith.
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Nathan Lyon added, “He doesn’t give you an inch and is extremely competitive.” Nobody can compare to him.” According to Boland, “Going into that last day, we still thought that if they got on a roll, Kohli could still pull off that chase.”
Virat Kohli bit from “The Test – Season 3”
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It’s important to note that Kohli has a good record against Australia. In 25 Test matches, he has amassed 2042 runs at an average of 47.49, with eight hundreds and five fifties. The response he received from the Australian stars in the WTC final was justified by his previous performances against them.
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