India beat Australia by six wickets in Mohali

[IcedCoffee]

After such an innings I might even have to actually start supporting India for the WT20. Only cuz of Kohli. What. A. Player.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

In the last inzy used to do this.

I'm sorry but Inzi was nowhere near this consistent. He could on his day take apart any attack but not like this.

 

[GrandMaster]

King Kohli at his best... The most dejected person in PP at this very moment....any guess?

 

[Mainul]

Both - even against club bowlers, you need to be special for that calculative acceleration. No team 'll dare to defend against IND for next few years (till he reaches in to 30s)

What amazes me is Kohli's application to accelerate as his innings goes on and on.Whatever and wherever he wants to place the ball he comes out successful 9 out of 10 times during chasing a total.Yes, any team winning the toss should put India into bat as long as this man is in the team.

 

[cricketjoshila]

What an atrocious bowling performance at the end.

Not even trying to bowl Yorkers into the batsmen.

Barring Watson, who showed them how to bowl in his last over in particular.

Where do i send the burnol?

 

[DHONI_FAN]

Johnson must be gutted.. shd have known Virat thrives on sledging

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yes that was top one for me as well, IIRC Ajmal was playing in that as well.

Gul/Wahab/Ajmal/Hafeez/Afridi. That was a blinder. Chasing 330 odd.

 

[Markhor]

Looked toothless without Starc. We managed 172 chasing against them the other day with our batsmen and Khalid Latif of all people nearly got a 50 so they weren't defending 160 against this Indian batting lineup today.

 

[Indiafan]

What an atrocious bowling performance at the end.

Not even trying to bowl Yorkers into the batsmen.

Barring Watson, who showed them how to bowl in his last over in particular.

Dude there were many yorkers bowled, Kohli squeezed them on the off side. Once a batsman starts hitting you like that you soon lose the plot. Plus did you see how Kohli was advancing most balls and making space for himself? How do you bowl yorkers then?

 

[Ankit007]

That moment when he just crashed down on his knees. Oh man.. Hillarious

 

[carrom_ball]

India beat Australia by 6 wickets in Mohali

[MENTION=138859]aslaisnomasla[/MENTION] kaise ho bhaijann, mere peeche padne waale the, kya bola tha? Pakistan will go through and India will be knocked out )

 

[joly]

India is a one man team

on current batting form, sadly it is true
Bowling has been pretty spirited like all ICC big events though

 

[delpiero10]

Kohli chasing down 39 off 18 balls without playing a single slog or improvised stroke. All pure cricketing shots. And winning with 5 balls to spare. Based on his cricketing skills, it's becoming difficult to continue disliking this guy.

This innings was something really special.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Looked toothless without Starc. We managed 172 chasing against them the other day with our batsmen and Khalid Latif of all people nearly got a 50 so they weren't defending 160 against this Indian batting lineup today.

I doubt Paksitani batsmen would have scored 120 on this pitch.

 

[Prince_]

Kohli is too good. We r lucky to have a batsman like him in our team.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

This thread seems to be a PAKISTANI SOUR GRAPES/ ENVY THREAD))

 

[Deewana]

Batting costed them

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[Texaco]

I'm sorry but Inzi was nowhere near this consistent. He could on his day take apart any attack but not like this.

I think inzy did demolish better Australian attacks.. But I think Kohli got an easy Australian attack with no premier bowler.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

The only effective delivery against kohli was the full on stumps one, which barring Watson, they did not want to bowl. Baffling!!

 

[Rahul2020]

Johnson must be gutted.. shd have known Virat thrives on sledging

Yes I am waiting for his next tweet. )

 

[joly]

Australian pace bowling looks ordinary. Or Kohi made them look ordinary, i dont know.

Pitch was flatter compared to the earlier matches, Ind bwlers bowled really well,batting conditions were far better as well

 

[IcedCoffee]

Kohli's Average is 228.50 in chases in WC T20s. Yikes.

 

[KamranDestiny]

Kohli single handedly took the game away from aussies. They could have bowled all the yorkers and dot balls, it would have made no difference, Kohli was set to chase even 200 there.

 

[blue_champion]

Aussies didn't bowl too many yorkers against Pakistan too.....Faulkner bowled the same slower delivery every ball and the Pak batsmen where still getting confused )

 

[Ankit007]

 

[Stark]

Well done India..
Well done Virat!

 

[Deewana]

If only Kohli was not an Indian
Could have supported him madly

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[Suleiman]

They were reduced to jokes by Kohli.

If this was Pakistan chasing, at 4 down with RRR at 10+, then you would be praising Smith's captaincy and calling Aussie a clutch team.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Dhoni just keeps talking non-stop.

 

[Stark]

Kohli is too good. We r lucky to have a batsman like him in our team.

And yet you were baying for some Indian tears in the previous game?

 

[Muhammad10]

Dude there were many yorkers bowled, Kohli squeezed them on the off side. Once a batsman starts hitting you like that you soon lose the plot. Plus did you see how Kohli was advancing most balls and making space for himself? How do you bowl yorkers then?

Maybe like Watson was? Pathetic bowling by Faulkner and NCN.

 

[OS_89]

I am speechless. He has dragged our useless batting lineup singlehandedly to the semis. Unreal. If he doesn't win player of the tournament it's a crime. It's been a one man show.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Dude there were many yorkers bowled, Kohli squeezed them on the off side. Once a batsman starts hitting you like that you soon lose the plot. Plus did you see how Kohli was advancing most balls and making space for himself? How do you bowl yorkers then?

Kohli was giving himself room to hit on off side. Hacking across is not what he wanted to do.

As a bowler, you got to bowl what the batsmen doesn't want to do. That's your job. Kohli was seeing the ball like a football towards the end, you can't put it up there where he wants to hit you.

 

[Zak_Fan]

[MENTION=138379]#GreenRoars[/MENTION] must have enjoyed this Kohli knock.

 

[joly]

feel sry for pak n bangla fans..

unnecessary comment I think they will also be happy for an Asian team

 

[Boxer]

yo critics out

 

[OS_89]

Kohli was dispatching even perfect yorkers from Faulkner to the fence. There was nothing Australia could do.

 

[Boxer]

They were reduced to jokes by Kohli.

If this was Pakistan chasing, at 4 down with RRR at 10+, then you would be praising Smith's captaincy and calling Aussie a clutch team.

+1

 

[Texaco]

Guys cool down.. Virat played well but the attack was very ordinary and the pitch was flat.

 

[switchshot]

Worst Aussie bowling line up ever !!!!

 

[Rana]

They bowled ok, Kohli was just in inspired form.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

Aussies didn't bowl too many yorkers against Pakistan too.....Faulkner bowled the same slower delivery every ball and the Pak batsmen where still getting confused )

Kohli isn't Pakistani batsman! The margin for error is much reduced when you up against class player in flow. You cannot bowl in his strike zone be it those slower deliveries or not.

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

3 WT20s in SC and in all 3 Aussies have struggled. In fact make that all WT20s so far..They aren't exactly a top T20 side..so whats new?

 

[lahoriyah1234]

I'm sorry but Inzi was nowhere near this consistent. He could on his day take apart any attack but not like this.

Inzamam was reluctant to bat at no.3 had he batted there he would have been great player like Sachin. But Inzamam played against Quality attacks so please dont compare him with Kohli who will go down as great atg.

 

[captain.hansolo]

What an atrocious bowling performance at the end.

Not even trying to bowl Yorkers into the batsmen.

Barring Watson, who showed them how to bowl in his last over in particular.

both coulter nile and faulker bowled quite a few in the blockhole but kohli deflected one for a boundary, and another he managed to get another boundary by using the crease.

the bowler overcompensated and he flicked them off of his legs.

that is the game mate. sometimes under pressure you try too much, and if your opponent is the best batsmen in the world, stuff goes wrong.

 

[GrandMaster]

If only Kohli was not an Indian
Could have supported him madly

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You need to change your mentality.

 

[Cricketfan2016]

As an Indian you should be proud of your team instead of kicking us down when we are down.

That post was for some pk fans bro look on top before virat innings how they are makign fun of us

 

[Abdul]

Let's all take a moment to appreciate the class of Kohli. The man is a beast!

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

Kohli isn't Pakistani batsman! The margin for error is much reduced when you up against class player in flow. You cannot bowl in his strike zone be it those slower deliveries or not.

Aussies bowling yorkers at the death? That's Starc or earlier was Johnson, both of whom weren't playing in case you forgot

 

[switchshot]

Kohli was dispatching even perfect yorkers from Faulkner to the fence. There was nothing Australia could do.

He bowled offside yorker with no fielder. What do you expect Kohli to do ?

 

[captain.hansolo]

3 WT20s in SC and in all 3 Aussies have struggled. In fact make that all WT20s so far..They aren't exactly a top T20 side..so whats new?

struggled? how?

they were outclassed by another trans tasman team, but they mauled bangladesh, destroyed pakistan and drove india to the very end.

 

[blue_champion]

Kohli isn't Pakistani batsman! The margin for error is much reduced when you up against class player in flow. You cannot bowl in his strike zone be it those slower deliveries or not.

So you are saying it's ok to be brainless against one team because they cannot hold a bat and somehow you need to start bowling all these deliveries not in your arsenal because the batsmen are better???

SImple-Aussie bowling is very average and it was just one man's brilliance that neutered the equation...what is so tough to see?

Even the so called pathetic Pak batsmen got almost 170 against these aussie line up...what does that tell you?

 

[OneTip-OneHand]

Guys cool down.. Virat played well but the attack was very ordinary and the pitch was flat.

And yet Autralia could only manage to reach 160 on a flat pitch and against and ordinary bowling attack. There is always a 'but' for some PPers.

 

[Deewana]

That post was for some pk fans bro look on top before virat innings how they are makign fun of us

Indian fan boys keep making fun of Pakistan all time
There are idiots on both sides of the border they should be ignored .
Minority shouldn't be used to Judge the majority ..


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[OS_89]

He bowled offside yorker with no fielder. What do you expect Kohli to do ?

Umm, he had a deep cover and a point in place. Kohli still pierced it.

As I said, Nothing they could do.

 

[Mainul]

Pitch was flatter compared to the earlier matches, Ind bwlers bowled really well,batting conditions were far better as well

Yes, pitch is batting friendly. But the same bowlers were thrashed by the Indians on Australian soil also in T20s. Courtesy the man Kohli again.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

As I was saying it's going to be New Zealand vs India final. Kohli needs to end Sodhi's career

 

[IcedCoffee]

Umm, he had a deep cover and a point in place. Kohli still pierced it.

As I said, Nothing they could do.

Well they could. Set a offside heavy field, and bowl wide on the off. That's what Mahela suggested anyway.

 

[captain.hansolo]

What amazes me is Kohli's application to accelerate as his innings goes on and on.Whatever and wherever he wants to place the ball he comes out successful 9 out of 10 times during chasing a total.Yes, any team winning the toss should put India into bat as long as this man is in the team.

its a little higher than 9/10... evidently he middles nearly 90-91% of all deliveries he faces

 

[Texaco]

I am speechless. He has dragged our useless batting lineup singlehandedly to the semis. Unreal. If he doesn't win player of the tournament it's a crime. It's been a one man show.

Gayle has performed better and so has root. Other teams are playing too you know.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Hes just special this man

 

[Texaco]

Yes, pitch is batting friendly. But the same bowlers were thrashed by the Indians on Australian soil also in T20s. Courtesy the man Kohli again.

That was Raina.

 

[Cricketfan2016]

As I was saying it's going to be New Zealand vs India final. Kohli needs to end Sodhi's career

Ashra jee

app ka prediction galat hogaya

Jai sree Ram

 

[Texaco]

And yet Autralia could only manage to reach 160 on a flat pitch and against and ordinary bowling attack. There is always a 'but' for some PPers.

The innings was not as great as it is made out to be. Australia was a poor bowling unit.. None of their top bowlers played t20.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

The innings was not as great as it is made out to be. Australia was a poor bowling unit.. None of their top bowlers played t20.

Hi.

3 hours ago you were claiming India were going to be knocked out.

Lesson : Don't make tall claims.

 

[Texaco]

Hi.

3 hours ago you were claiming India were going to be knocked out.

Lesson : Don't make tall claims.

India was out if australia fielded a better bowling unit..

 

[abhayjj]

Well India has to win this world t20 just like the 2011 world cup.

cry your pants out

this is your day

 

[squarecut]

India was out if australia fielded a better bowling unit..

How can Australia change their bowling unit after the match had started ?

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

India was out if australia fielded a better bowling unit..

if aunts had something else, they'd be uncles..

 

[cricketjoshila]

The sore posters here make the innings even more enjoyable.

 

[big_gamer007]

Whaaaatttttt a knockkkk... The ability to handle pressure is unreal

 

[squarecut]

The grapes are especially sour today for some people.

 

[abhayjj]

The sore posters here make the innings even more enjoyable.

it has multiplied the delight I am having right now? The loosers must be crying there pants off

 

[Stark]

King Kohli at his best... The most dejected person in PP at this very moment....any guess?

Gotta be quite a few contenders for that spot.. innit?
Or is there one grandest of em all sook in there?

 

[OneTip-OneHand]

The innings was not as great as it is made out to be. Australia was a poor bowling unit.. None of their top bowlers played t20.

For majority of us its the greatest t20 innings ever played. I dont think any other player has this cabality to take his to victory when the required RR was over 12 for almost 10 overs with 4 wicketa down. And Finally India chased with 5 bowls spare.

For the bowler excuse I'd say hazlewood and Coulter nile have been playing for quite some time for Aussies. Zampa has been very good through out the tournament. Then you have Watson. Every team has 1-2 players which they could have included in final 11, couldn't play because of some or other reason.

Also its a shame despite having some 90MPH phassst bowlers Pakistan could manage to win only 1 game. #11-0

(Could have avoided the last line but finally got tempted because saw some of your cribbing and whinning posts in other threads)

 

[CricketCartoons]

This was a good result. It would be ever sweeter to see Indian fans cry after their team gets KICKED out in the semis. Can't wait to see them cry.

 

[OS_89]

The only thing I get more satisfying than watching Kohli play innings like this is watching PPers constantly try to find that 'catch' to all Kohli innings. Either the pitch was flat or bowling was crap of Kohli ws lucky etc. It's hilarious.

 

[OneTip-OneHand]

if aunts had something else, they'd be uncles..

Oh man!!! Hahahaha...That made my evening.

 

[fusebulb]

This was a good result. It would be ever sweeter to see Indian fans cry after their team gets KICKED out in the semis. Can't wait to see them cry.

hahaaahaaaa.......shut up......

 

[OneTip-OneHand]

This was a good result. It would be ever sweeter to see Indian fans cry after their team gets KICKED out in the semis. Can't wait to see them cry.

And yet Cartoons are there to have a good laugh. Cant be taken seriously#UncleScrooge