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Virat Kohli (File Photo, Twitter)
Former Indian skipper and batting superstar, Virat Kohli proved his mettle once again with the bat in India’s ODI World Cup 2023 campaign opener against the five-time champions, Australia. He played a match-defining knock of 85 runs and also stitched an all-important and remarkable partnership of 165 runs for the fourth wicket with wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul.
Kohli and KL Rahul’s knocks helped India to make a stunning comeback after a disastrous start in the second innings. Meanwhile, the former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt has come up with a big statement while talking about Virat Kohli and the latter’s special knock in an extreme pressure situation against Australia.
"He was under extreme pressure but he delivered." - Salman Butt on Virat Kohli
Notably, it was not the first time when Virat Kohli rescued India from this kind of miserable situation, he had been there in the middle several times and emerged as the only hope for Team India when it was all-important for him to stay there.
“Virat Kohli has been at his best since he hit those two sixes against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. That was a huge comeback, and it came under extreme pressure. He was under extreme pressure in the game against Australia as well, but he delivered. People who think Virat Kohli is finished should know what value he brings to the team, especially while chasing,” said Salman Butt in a recent video on his YouTube channel.
“Virat Kohli has been at his best since he hit those two sixes against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. That was a huge comeback, and it came under extreme pressure. He was under extreme pressure in the game against Australia as well, but he delivered. People who think Virat Kohli is finished should know what value he brings to the team, especially while chasing,” he added later.
Now, Virat Kohli will be in action with Team India at his home ground in Delhi for the team’s second match in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan.