Having already played two match-winning knocks (82* and 62*) in the ongoing World Cup, Kohli failed to continue his sublime touch making just 12 off 11 balls before being dismissed by Lungi Ngidi.
MILESTONE ALERT ????Virat Kohli becomes the second player to get to 1000 runs in the Men’s #T20WorldCup ???? https://t.co/IcijlHoqWH
— ICC (@ICC) 1667130253000
Kohli now has 1001 runs in 24 matches in T20 World Cups and is 16 runs away from overtaking former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena’s record of 1016 runs in 31 matches.
West Indies’ Chris Gayle features third on the list with 965 runs in 33 matches while Indian captain Rohit Sharma is at fourth with 919 runs in 36 matches.
1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ runs in the #T20WorldCup! ???? ???? Well done, @imVkohli! ???? ????Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/KBtNIjPFZ6… https://t.co/UY9w3nKI4x
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1667129560000
Despite a lagging start to the year, the 33-year-old Kohli found his rhythm in the Asia Cup and in the bilateral series matches against Australia and South Africa that preceded the competition.
His unbeaten 82-run knock earned plaudits from all the quarters with former Australian Greg Chappell terming his innings a “song by God”. Chappell also called Kohli the “most complete Indian batsman” of his time.
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