Shoaib Akhtar delighted to see Virat Kohli again in type after 82 vs Pakistan: King is again with a bang

T20 World Cup 2022: Former quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar heaped reward on Virat Kohli for enjoying a stupendous knock within the Super 12 match in opposition to Pakistan on the MCG.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 23, 2022 22:59 IST

King is again with a bang: Shoaib Akhtar delighted to see Kohli again in type. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Former quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar was delighted to see Virat Kohli again in type after the Indian batter performed a match-winning knock in opposition to Pakistan within the T20 World Cup. On Sunday, October 23, within the Super 12 match, the 33-year-old Kohli gained the Player of the Match award after scoring an unbeaten 53-ball 82 with the assistance of six fours and 4 sixes.

On the again of his knock, India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets on the Melbourne Cricket Ground and began their Super 12 marketing campaign on a stupendous be aware. Akhtar additionally reckoned that Kohli might need performed the best innings of his lifetime.

Moreover, Shoaib lauded the Delhi-born Kohli for enduring lots of troubles within the final couple of years and exhibiting his sheer class on an enormous stage.

“Jab iraade tuthte hain to yakeen bahar aata hain aur jab yaaken pokhta ho jaata hain to character bahar aata hain and uska naam Virat Kohli hain,” Shoaib was quoted as saying on his YouTube channel.

“It may be the biggest innings of his lifetime. He was able to play because he had the belief that he could do it. He stayed down and out for three years, he didn’t score runs, he was stripped of the captaincy, he had to face a lot of flak, people even targeted his family,” he said.

“But he kept training, he kept working hard. Even before Diwali, Kohli lit fireworks as he decided that the stage was perfect for him to make a comeback, for his name. The king is back and he is back with a bang and I am really happy for him,” Shoaib added.

Kohli had a large job at hand after India misplaced the early wickets of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel. But he stitched collectively a 113-run stand with Hardik Pandya and introduced India again into the competition. In the final over, Kohli helped India rating 16 runs off left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Oct 23, 2022