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Virat Kohli Snubbed As Ex-India Star Names Most Important Batter In T20 World Cup Final

As the Indian cricket team won the T20 World Cup 2024, beating South Africa in the final, the Player of the Match award went to Virat Kohli. His 59-ball 76 took India to a defendable total of 176, chasing which, the Proteas fell short of 7 runs. Despite Kohli's knock proving to be instrumental in India's victory in the final, there are some who feel he shouldn't have been given the Player of the Match award. In fact, former India opener Wasim Jaffer feels Kohli wasn't even the team's most important batter in the final.

"Not Doing Justice...": Virat Kohli Reveals Chat With Rahul Dravid Amid Poor Form In T20 World Cup

Before scripting a moment that he would never forget in his life, India's stalwart batter, Virat Kohli, disclosed that he wasn't confident about delivering a performance in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados. Before the final, in seven matches, Kohli, with all his experience, struggled to find that elusive purple patch and put together a string of performances that he enjoyed in the Indian Premier League. Before the final, he could only muster up just 75 runs at an average of 10.71, which was well below the standards that he had set over the years.

"Feel So Inferior": James Anderson's Tribute To Virat Kohli In Post-Retirement Speech

Arguably the greatest fast bowler to have ever played the game, England's James Anderson played his final Test on Friday as the hosts trounced West Indies by an innings and 114 runs at the Lord's. Anderson signed off on a high, claiming four wickets to retire with 704 wickets, which is the most by any pacer in the history of Test cricket. Anderson bows out as the third highest-wicket taker in the longest format of the game, only behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia's late great Shane Warne (708).

Gautam Gambhir Makes Selection Criteria Clear Right After Replacing Rahul Dravid As Head Coach

India's newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir said that his approach to picking players won't be based on a particular format as he feels players who are "good enough" should play all three formats. Earlier this week, a new era in Indian cricket began after Gambhir succeeded Rahul Dravid as the new head coach. Apart from Dravid's departure, the stalwart trio Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirements from the T20I format. An action-packed schedule lies ahead of Gambhir and the Indian team. There have been speculations about the pool of players who could play under the new regime.

Team India's Schedule After Landing: Meeting With PM Narendra Modi, Roadshow In Mumbai

The Indian men's cricket team, after winning the T20 World Cup in Barbados, will land in New Delhi during the early hours of Thursday, June 4. India beat South Africa in the final last week at the Kensington Oval to clinch a second T20 World Cup title, and first in 17 years. The Indian players and support staff members have been stuck in Barbados over the past few days due to a hurricane storm in the Caribbean islands. However, the entire contingent will return home on Thursday via a special flight arranged by the BCCI.

Watch: Virat Kohli Not Recognized By Famous Footballer

Virat Kohli is arguably the most popular cricketer on the planet, and is loved by a billion people in his own country. He even boasts 270 million followers on Instagram. However, one man who does not recognize him is legendary Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Filming a video with YouTube content creator 'IShowSpeed', Ibrahimovic could not recognize Virat Kohli, and admitted that he had not heard of him before either. Speed then referred to Kohli as the 'GOAT' (Greatest Of All Time) of cricket.

'What Does Mud Taste Like?': PM Narendra Modi's Question To Rohit Sharma Over Viral Gesture

The entire Mumbai city got lit up while celebrating Team India's triumph at the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma and co were felicitated at the Wankhede Stadium, along with a victory parade from the Marine Drive. Thousands of fans showed up and participated in the celebrations of India's historic win at an ICC event after a hiatus of 11-years. Before reaching Mumbai, Team India landed in Delhi from Barbados on Thursday morning and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence.

Aakash Chopra Picks T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament, India Superstar Left Out

Former India cricketer-turned-pundit Aakash Chopra does not shy away from a strong opinion or two on his YouTube channel. Now, picking the Team of the Tournament for the 2024 T20 World Cup, Chopra left out final heroes Virat Kohli and Axar Patel, as well as Rishabh Pant from his XI. However, five Indians still made it to Chopra's best team. He also left out the world's No. 1 T20I batter Travis Head, as well as fellow Australian star Pat Cummins, from his side.

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Virat Kohli Snubbed As Ex-India Star Names Most Important Batter In T20 World Cup Final

"Not Doing Justice...": Virat Kohli Reveals Chat With Rahul Dravid Amid Poor Form In T20 World Cup

"Feel So Inferior": James Anderson's Tribute To Virat Kohli In Post-Retirement Speech

Gautam Gambhir Makes Selection Criteria Clear Right After Replacing Rahul Dravid As Head Coach

Team India's Schedule After Landing: Meeting With PM Narendra Modi, Roadshow In Mumbai

Watch: Virat Kohli Not Recognized By Famous Footballer

'What Does Mud Taste Like?': PM Narendra Modi's Question To Rohit Sharma Over Viral Gesture

Aakash Chopra Picks T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament, India Superstar Left Out