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An unbeaten 82 off 53 from Virat Kohli guided India to a last-ball win over Pakistan in front of 96,000 fans ꦚat the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.
A host of India greats🌟 took to Twitter immediately after the match to praise Kohli for powering his team to an unthinkable victory.
., it was undoubtedly the best innings of your life. It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the back foot in the 19th over against Rauf over long on was spectacular! 😮
Keep it going. 👍— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Cometh the hour, cometh the man! , what a terrific display of skills and temperament! That partnership with changed the gam🐻e. Spectacular win for India against the arch-rivals, Pakistan. Great start to the World Cup campaign. Well done
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03)
Yaayyyy…Happyyy Deepawali
What an amazing game.High on emotions, but this is
probably the most brilliant T20 Innings i have ever sꦗeen, take a bow Vira𒊎t Kohli . Chak De India— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Kohli did it a🐽gain! Bringing his own style, agression and play on the field and scoring a half century 🔥💪. A much needed and fantastic innings!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
King kohli is back !!’
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
Cometh the h𓆏our, cometh t♕he stage, cometh the man 🇮🇳
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc)
Virat Kohli you are the king 👑
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
What a thrilling encounter, undoubtedly this will be Virat Kohli's greatest knock in the limited overs format. Go for glory and win the silverware.
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
But it was not just ex-Team India players who appreciated Kohli, his many former foes on the field and current internatﷺional superstars also lauded him for the majestic knock.
Virat, that꧒ was incred🌱ibly special my friend! The best of the best👏
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17)
– What a Game of cricket we've just witnessed & this guy Virat Kohli is absolutely a Beast!!
You can n🍨ot compare his class to any other player in the world in white ball cricket. He can anchor, hꦓe rotates the strike, he can hit sixes and he knows how to finish the Game!
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik)
This is why I love this sport ❤️
What an exciti𝐆ng game of cricket between two great teams 🙌
🔝 performance bhai 💪
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19)
That was incredible entertainment 🏏 Pakistan won’t believe they’ve lost that but th🐻at was pretty special finishing from Kohli & India. MCG looked some at❀mosphere 🏟️
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8)
Evenꦫ cricketer-turned-commentators around the world showered praise for the 33-year-old batter.
Virat Kohli well and truly back to his best.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
One of the most exciting matches in recent t𓄧imes. Master class by Kohli. This is why we love cric෴ket.
— Sanath Jayasuriya (@Sanath07)
Ok, just walked home from the MCG. Have lost my voice, am drain from emotional roller coaster 🎢 of that match, yet so pumped. was unbelievable out there. Only he could have won the gamཧe for 🇮🇳
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Virat showing his class. Dominates, hisಌ record speaks for itse🗹lf but praises a team mate for his successful innings. True leader.
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
‘This is my best innings’
“It is a surreal atmosphere. I have no idea how it happened. Hardik kept telling me keeping believing. I am lost for words. I think when Shaheen bowled, I told Hardik, let’s get him down. I was kind of pumping myself up in the death overs. Standing here feels like it was meant to be. This is my best innings. I will count this innings higher than Mohali one. The crowd has been phenomenal. You guys have supported me and shown so much love. I am very grateful for such support,” said Kohliꦐ after the epic run-chase versus Pakistan in Melbourne.
