India’s star cricketer, Virat Kohli, has played a plethora of magnificent innings for the Indian team over the years, especially in the T20 World Cup. The 35-year-old has always been the stalwart for the Men in Blue. It’s true that whether he scores or does not score, there will always be huge cries surrounding him.
Meanwhile, India’s swashbuckling batter always comes up with brilliant knocks to get them back to the T20 World Cup. In the same vein, here are his top three innings in the T20 World Cup 2024.
1. 82*(53) vs Pakistan, Melbourne, 2022
India’s swashbuckling batter Virat Kohli played a magnificent knock during the 2022 T20 World Cup against Pakistan at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Rohit Sharma and Co. were reduced to 36/4, and India had almost zero chance of winning the game. However, India’s batting master Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 runs from 53 balls, featuring six fours and four sixes, and pulled the match back to help his side win the game by four wickets. Virat Kohli hitting two sixes to Haris Rauf was the game-changing moment of the game.
2. 82*(51) vs Australia, Mohali, 2016
Virat Kohli’s second top knock came during the 2016 T20 World Cup against Australia at Mohali. He guided his side to win the game by six wickets, which knocked out the Aussies from the marquee event. Speaking about the game here, Australia posted 160/6 in the given 20 overs. However, MS Dhoni led Team India to chase down the total thanks to magnificent batting from Virat Kohli, who hammered an unbeaten 82 runs from 51 balls, featuring nine fours and two sixes, to help the hosts win the game.
3. 72*(44) vs South Africa, Mirpur, 2014
The star cricketer played a great knock in the semi-final game of the T20 World Cup 2014 against South Africa at Mirpur. Virat Kohli hammered unbeaten 72 runs from 44 balls, featuring five fours and two sixes, to help his side win the game and allow them to emerge in the final of the marquee event. Speaking about the game, South Africa posted 172/4 in the given 20 overs. However, MS Dhoni-led India chased down the total with five balls to spare.