73-year-old Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan, half his age, couldn’t hide their excitement as they held their breath on the last ball and jumped like a little boy at the moment of victory.
First Published Oct 23, 2022, 7:47 PM IST
Melbourne: Virat Kohli’s batting performance in the Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup, India’s thrilling victory against Pakistan has not only sent billions of fans around the world into excitement. Former Indian players too. Former players like Irfan Pathan, Sunil Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikanth, who were watching the game along with 100,000 spectators in Melbourne, jumped with excitement at the moment of victory.
The 73-year-old Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan, half his age, who held their breath on the last ball and jumped like a little boy at the moment of victory, could not hide their joy. Former players have come as commentators of the T20 World Cup. As the match progressed to the last over, they were holding on to the pressure at the boundary line. Finally, when Ashwin scored the winning run off the last ball of Mohammad Nawaz, the excitement burst into flames.
In the first match of the Super 12, India won by two wickets due to the strength of Virat Kohli’s batting. Batting first, Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scored 159 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs despite the early returns. Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed were the main scorers for Pakistan with half-centuries.
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By the time the power play was over in the reply batting, India lost KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav and after the power play also lost Axar Patel and fell to 31-4. Hardik Pandya and Vir Kohli led India through a century partnership. Finally, Kohli’s firework in the last overs clinched the victory for India. Kohli remained unbeaten on 82 off 53 balls.
Last Updated Oct 23, 2022, 7:47 PM IST
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