New Delhi: Virat Kohli, the former captain of the Indian team, was shying away from his poor form for a long time. For which many people were also criticizing him. Many veterans had even talked about getting him out of the playing XI of Team India. But in the Asia Cup, he had indicated a return to form. After which, in the recently held T20 World Cup 2022 (T20 World Cup 2022), he was seen continuously.
Even though India’s journey in this tournament was only till the semi-finals. But, Virat Kohli’s performance in this entire tournament was quite impressive. Especially the match between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK), in which Team India had given a crushing defeat to Pakistan due to Kohli’s strong innings. In this match, Virat Kohli made such a shot, which has been given the status of Best T20 Shot by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
India lost wickets in the beginning against Pakistan. After which it became very difficult for India to achieve the target. However, Kohli along with Hardik Pandya brought the match to the end. In this match, India needed to score 28 runs in eight balls in the end. At that time it seemed that the match would go out of India’s hands, but then Kohli played that wonderful shot. Kohli hit Haris Rauf for a six while hitting a straight shot over the bowler’s head.
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Not only this, he also hit a brilliant six off Rauf’s next ball and made the match a little easier. According to the ICC, Virat Kohli’s shot was like making the impossible possible for any batsman according to the conditions. The ICC has considered this shot as the best shot in T20 cricket. At the same time, the way Virat Kohli hit a straight six on a full length ball against a fast bowler is commendable.