Virat Kohli has a history of winning important ICC competitions, and he attributes India’s most recent victory in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy to vital team contributions.
India chased down their goal of 252 with one over remaining after New Zealand recorded 251 for seven from their 50 overs in a rematch of the 2000 final.
After India’s spinners brilliantly contained their opponents with the bat, captain Rohit Sharma scored 76 at the top of the order to set up the victory.
India’s victory in the 2013 ICC Men’s Champion Trophy was primarily attributed to Virat Kohli team’s ability to produce under duress.
“After playing for so long, these are the things you look forward to,” he remarked. being in circumstances where you are under pressure and you raise your hand when you enter.
“I believe that in order to win titles, which have been lacking in the past, the entire squad needs to perform well in various games. And throughout the course of five matches in this tournament, every player has raised their hand in some way or another.
Among the tournament’s noteworthy Indian exploits were Kohli’s 84 in the semi-final match against Australia and his own undefeated hundred against Pakistan.
Other noteworthy performances include Mohammed Shami’s bowling throughout the tournament to finish as the joint-second best wicket taker with nine scalps, Shubman Gill’s undefeated 101 against Bangladesh, and Varun Chakravarthy’s five for 42 against New Zealand in the group stage.
Shreyas Iyer also demonstrated his worth with a steady impact, scoring 48 on the day to help the Indian chase.
What particularly delighted Kohli were his teammates’ efforts. “We won this tournament because of that,” he continued. People have cast such powerful spells and made such powerful knocks, and winning a crown can only be achieved via teamwork.
“I am ecstatic that we were able to play together and have a great time. Together, our crew has had an incredible time. We have had an incredible tournament.
India’s spinners bowled admirably, and Mitchell Santner, the captain of New Zealand, identified their middle-overs bowling as the reason his team didn’t reach the desired score.
Axar Patel, Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja bowled 38 overs between them, taking five wickets at an economy rate of less than four.
Santner responded, “It was good bowling,” when asked why runs were difficult to come by during certain portions of the game.
After the powerplay, we dropped a few wickets, and they really put the pressure on.
“It appeared difficult at first, but I’m proud of the way all four of their spinners bowled.” They demonstrated one more today that they are elite bowlers.
“We were probably 20 or 25 under in the end compared to what we wanted to reach, but we knew we had a total and we were going to fight, so that’s what we did.”
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