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Virat Kohli Top 5 Knocks In T20 Cricket

Indian skipper Virat Kohli during the First T20 Match between India and West Indies
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Virat Kohli joined an elite club on Sunday night against the Mumbai Indians as he became the first Indian and the fifth player after Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Shoaib Malik and David Warner to reach 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. The Indian captain is the 2nd fastest player to reach the 10k mark after the Universe Boss, and in honour of this historic feat, let’s look at Kohli’s top 5 knocks in T20 cricket.

5. Adelaide, 2016: 90* vs Australia

Kohli enjoyed a dream run in the shortest format in 2016, and it all started with a sublime 90* off 55 balls against Australia at a packed Adelaide Oval. Virat launched an unstoppable onslaught after walking in during the fifth over as he carted the Australian bowlers all across the ground to help India post a mammoth total of 188 and win the game by 37 runs.

4. Bangalore, IPL 2016: 108* vs RPSG

King Kohli was at his imperious best during his record-breaking 973-run season in 2016 and played another breath-taking innings against the Rising Pune Supergiants in Bangalore. Chasing 191, Kohli scored his 2nd century of the season with an unbeaten 108 off 58 balls that was laced with 8 fours and seven maximums.

3. T20 World Cup, 2014: 72* vs South Africa

Kohli was named as the player of the tournament in the 2014 T20 World Cup and the no. 3 single-handedly took India into the final with another classic run chase against South Africa in the semis. Chasing 172, Kohli toyed with the likes of Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir and scored 55 runs off his final 28 deliveries to finish the game with five balls to spare.

2. Bangalore, IPL 2016: 113 vs KXIP

King Kohli was batting on cloud nine during IPL 2016 and played one of the most outstanding knocks in the tournament’s history against the Kings XI Punjab at the Chinnaswamy. In a rain-curtailed 15-over match, Kohli tormented the Punjab bowlers as he hit 12 fours and 8 sixes in his 50-ball 113 to bring up his 4th century of IPL 2016.

1. T20 World Cup, 2016: 82* vs Australia

In a virtual quarter-final against Australia in the 2016 T20 World Cup, the chase-master once again rose to the occasion and showed his class on the biggest stage. Needing 161 to win on a tricky Mohali wicket, India were struggling at 49-3, but Virat took the team home with his innings of 82* from 51 balls that could be described as the greatest knock he ever played. Kohli was batting in a different zone on that night as he smashed 32 runs off his final 11 deliveries to take India to the semi-finals. 

 

[Image Credit: ANI]

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