Virat Kohli, one of the all-time greats, will attempt to end India’s ICC Trophy drought. India hasn’t won any ICC Cups since their victory over England in the Champions Trophy Final in 2013, but the World Cup is finally coming to India after a 12-year absence. It would be Virat Kohli’s fourth ODI World Cup, and India would be aiming to end this one on a high note given Kohli’s blistering form once again.
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Virat Kohli
The best cricketer of this decade and previous captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli, is ready to give this World Cup everything he has. Because he no longer has anything to prove in the game, no opponents left in this world that he hasn’t destroyed, and no bowling attacks remain that he hasn’t dominated, the International Cricket Council elected Virat Kohli the male cricketer of the decade
He is also the master of all pursuits. Most batters are overwhelmed by the stress of pursuing. This is untrue, however, when it comes to the world’s best chaser Virat Kohli, who has the highest batting average (64), across all forms of the game, of any cricketer in history.
As a batsman, Virat Kohli excels at being aggressive, consistent, aware of the game, and always having a winning attitude. The guy is always enthused and involved in the game, whether India wins or loses. Virat leads all cricketers in the world in batting average while chasing in ODIs, averaging 90. Virat Kohli’s record of never missing two straight international cricket games due to injury is absurd.
Many players from various disciplines were inspired by his efforts to spread a culture of fitness throughout the nation. Since a person’s sporting career will endure longer if he is fit, people now place equal importance on fitness and game. Virat Kohli now holds the IPL record for the most runs scored in a single season with 973. He is the player with the most IPL hundreds (seven) in history
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Performance of Virat Kohli in ICC Knockouts
Concerns regarding Virat Kohli’s performance in the ICC Semifinals and Finals are frequently unfounded. The hitter is the most dangerous player in the ICC Semi-Finals, averaging 94. Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 74-run innings against South Africa in the 2014 T20 World Cup Semifinal gave India the victory. Again, he scored 89 runs off 47 deliveries with a remarkable strike rate of 189.36 in the T20 World Cup Semifinals match against the top West Indies. Due to a significant number of no-balls and poor bowling, India lost the game.
Virat hit 96 runs off 78 deliveries with a strike rate of 123.08 against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy 2017 Semifinals. When India was reeling at 114-3 against Sri Lanka in the 2011 ODI World Cup Finals, Kohli once again scored a critical 35 runs, helping India put together a 100-run partnership with Gautam Gambhir. He didn’t perform in 2017 Finals of ODI World Cup, and in 2019 ODI World Cup Semifinals. However, with 746 runs in 23 innings to date, he had scored the most runs in ICC Knockouts among all Indian batsmen.
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