Cricket fans still remember Virat Kohli’s ecstatic celebrations after India defeated Pakistan in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy finals. 11 years later, in the finals of the 2024 T20 World Cup, India defeated South Africa to win another ICC tournament. Kohli spearheaded the celebrations by participating in bhangra with fellow Indian cricketers Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, and Mohammed Siraj.
Before the T20 World Cup final, Virat Kohli season had been forgettable; he had only amassed 75 runs at an average of 10.71 from seven innings. Nonetheless, head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma of India had encouraged the famous batter to do well in the top match. The former captain of India displayed class on June 29 by hitting a vital 76 off 59 balls. The Delhi batsman dazzled his admirers with some amazing dance moves after the game.
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Virat Kohli, Arshdeep Singh and Rinku Singh dancing.
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After being dropped to 34/3 on the powerplay, the Men in Blue scored 176/7 in their 20 overs. Axar Patel and Shivam Dube each shared half-centuries with Kohli, who helped his team set a formidable 177-run mark for the Proteas.
In response, South Africa lost captain Aiden Markram and opener Reeza Hendricks in the first three overs, which was a poor start. But Quinton de Kock, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, and David Miller formed three strong partnerships that enabled the Rainbow Nation to stabilise the situation. At one point, South Africa needed just 26 runs from the next four overs, cruising at 151/4 at the conclusion of the 16th -. But to let the floodgates open, Hardik Pandya removed Klaasen with the first delivery of the 17th over. Finally, India won their second T20 World Cup as the Proteas were limited to 169/8.
In T20I cricket, Virat Kohli has announced his retirement.
The 35-year-old, who had won Player of the Final, declared his retirement from Twenty20 international cricket. He declared that it was time for the upcoming Indian players to lead the country in the game’s most condensed format.
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“I played my final T20 match for India tonight. Our desire was to raise that cup. [If he’s stating that this was his final Twenty20 international] Indeed, I have; this was known to everybody. Wasn’t something I refused to disclose, even in the event that we were defeated? It’s time for the following generation to advance the Twenty20 format and perform even better than we have witnessed in the IPL. After the game, the talisman batter informed Harsha Bhogle, “I have no doubts that they will keep the flag waving high and take this team further from here.”
Afterwards, it was announced that after leading India to their second and first T20 World Cup victories in 17 years, Rohit was also retiring from T20I cricket.
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