Former Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has mentioned not solely Babar Azam however no different participant ought to be in contrast with Virat Kohli. He hailed the Indian celebrity because the ‘legend of our era’ and mentioned that Staff India wouldn’t have been in a position to win the T20 World Cup with out him.
Virat Kohli starred with the bat within the ultimate as India beat South Africa by 7 runs to win the recently-concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Batting first, India had been reeling at 34 for 3 with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav again within the hut. India had their again towards the wall.
Nevertheless, Virat Kohli stood agency at one finish and scored a superb 76 to take the staff to a aggressive whole of 176 for 7. India went to limit South Africa to 169/8 to register a monumental victory and finish their lengthy anticipate a World Cup title.
The knock within the ultimate additionally ended Kohli’s poor run with the bat within the event. In 7 video games earlier than the ultimate, the previous India skipper had managed to attain solely 75 runs. Nevertheless, he roared again to type simply when his staff wanted his providers essentially the most.
Virat Kohli is a legend of our era: Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad has heaped reward on Virat Kohli and has hailed him as a legend. Again and again, Babar Azam has been in contrast with the India batting stalwart. Nevertheless, Shehzad laughed off the comparisons and mentioned that no participant ought to be in contrast with Kohli. He additionally praised the India star for his ardour for the sport, mentioning how he celebrated each wicket within the ultimate.
“Virat Kohli is a legend of our era. Each time he stepped on the sphere, he performed the sport with the identical enthusiasm. Even in his final T20I, Virat was celebrating at long-on and long-off each time a wicket fell. He didn’t rating runs in the complete T20 World Cup, however when issues are written in your future, you’re going to get them.
He scored runs within the ultimate when no person else stood up with the bat. India would by no means have received the T20 World Cup ultimate with out Virat Kohli’s innings. He’s leaving an awesome legacy within the T20Is. Good luck to Indian Cricket making an attempt to fill his huge sneakers. Nobody ought to evaluate Babar Azam or every other cricketer to him,” Ahmed Shehzad informed reporters in Abu Dhabi.
In the meantime, Kohli introduced his retirement from T20Is after the ultimate. The appropriate-handed batsman has retired from T20Is because the second-highest run-scorer within the format. He’s additionally the all-time highest run-scorer within the T20 World Cup.
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