{"id":250970,"date":"2022-10-24T07:21:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T07:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/24\/india-vs-pakistan-former-players-in-awe-of-virat-kohlis-t20-world-cup-masterclass-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T07:21:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T07:21:43","slug":"india-vs-pakistan-former-players-in-awe-of-virat-kohlis-t20-world-cup-masterclass-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/24\/india-vs-pakistan-former-players-in-awe-of-virat-kohlis-t20-world-cup-masterclass-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"India vs Pakistan: Former players in awe of Virat Kohli&#8217;s T20 World Cup masterclass | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_pakistan\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan<\/a> captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/wasim-akram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_wasim-akram\" frmappuse=\"1\">Wasim Akram<\/a> suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_virat-kohli\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a> might be from another planet after the Indian batter&#8217;s superb half-century guided them to a four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan at the Twenty20 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019\" frmappuse=\"1\">World Cup<\/a>. <br \/>Man of the Match <!-- -->Kohli<!-- --> smashed an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls as India chased down 160 at a packed <!-- -->Melbourne Cricket Ground<!-- --> on Sunday. He hit four sixes, including back-to-back shots over the ropes in the penultimate over to bring India back into the game. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aliens do walk among us, he&#8217;s one of the best I&#8217;ve seen among the modern greats,&#8221; Akram said on Pakistani television channel A Sports. <br \/>&#8220;Not just now, he has been scoring for the last 15 years and he has the best average while chasing.&#8221; <br \/>Kohli&#8217;s sublime knock comes amid a return to form after he ended a three-year drought for an international hundred at the Asia Cup last month, smashing an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan in the game&#8217;s shortest format. <br \/>India great <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sachin-tendulkar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_sachin-tendulkar\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sachin Tendulkar<\/a> said it must have been the best innings of Kohli&#8217;s career. <br \/>&#8220;It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the back foot in the 19th over against (Haris) Rauf over long on was spectacular. Keep it going,&#8221; he tweeted. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"32\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>.@imVkohli, it was undoubtedly the best innings of your life. It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the bac\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/fZ0wDdyPzy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_rt\/status\/1584159256567128064\">1666527973000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>India Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_narendra-modi\" frmappuse=\"1\">Narendra Modi<\/a> was among those praising Kohli on social media, while former Pakistan players also joined in. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"38\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>The India team bags a well fought victory! Congratulations for an outstanding performance today. A special mention\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/7QYsphAULl<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1584233485467648000\">1666545671000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;What a game of cricket we&#8217;ve just witnessed and this guy Virat Kohli is absolutely a beast,&#8221; Pakistan batter <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shoaib-malik\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_shoaib-malik\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shoaib Malik<\/a> tweeted. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"44\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&#8211; What a Game of cricket we&#8217;ve just witnessed &amp; this guy Virat Kohli is absolutely a Beast!! You can not compare\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/e1mq2nDvF6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shoaib Malik &#x1f1f5;&#x1f1f0; (@realshoaibmalik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realshoaibmalik\/status\/1584214663566282752\">1666541183000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;You cannot compare his class to any other player in the world in white-ball cricket. He can anchor, he rotates the strike, he can hit sixes and he knows how to finish the game.&#8221; <br \/>With India celebrating the festival of Diwali, <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">The Times of India <\/a>newspaper said Kohli was &#8220;back as king&#8221; to light up the World Cup with a &#8220;cracker of an innings&#8221;. <br \/>India face the Netherlands in their second Group 2 fixture on Thursday. <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/indiat20-world-cup\/india-vs-pakistan-former-players-in-awe-of-virat-kohlis-t20-world-cup-masterclass\/articleshow\/95061902.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram suggested Virat Kohli might be from another planet after the Indian batter&#8217;s superb half-century guided them to a four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup. 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