The Greatest T20I Knock Ever Played? - Take A Bow Virat Kohli

[sensible-indian-fan]

111 needed off 12 overs.

3 wickets down.

Wicket getting harder to play with the old ball stopping on batsmen.

Big ground which makes consistent six hitting ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

One man left.

Kohli.

13 runs off 11 balls.

He falls....India falls.

Knockout game.

He smashes the next 69 runs off 40 balls on this BLOODY TOUGH CHASE and makes his team win with almost an over to spare.

No slogging.

Pure calculated run chase with occasional hits over the fence.

Scientific batting if you will.

This is NOT ONLY the GREATEST T20 knock I have ever witnesses (taking into account pressure, conditions, match situation and ground size) but its a knock which I don't think could have been replicated by any of the other ATGs.

Viv couldn't have pulled this off. Not with the sluggish pitch for the old ball.
Sachin for sure wouldn't have pulled this off.
Ponting cannot.
ABD sure as hell cannot.

This is sheer jaw dropping batting.

A complete mastery of brains, skills and incredible running between the wickets.

Take a bow Kohli.

No words can do justice to the greatness of this knock.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Mods please don't merge this thread.

This knock deserves a thread of its own.

I am speechless.

 

[cricfan14]

I bow down.

I haven't actually seen anything like it, considering the context, pressure, asking rate, etc.

He is on another planet.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

The best limited overs Batsmen to ever play the game - Period

 

[CricketAnalyst]

111 needed off 12 overs.

3 wickets down.

Wicket getting harder to play with the old ball stopping on batsmen.

Big ground which makes consistent six hitting ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

One man left.

Kohli.

13 runs off 11 balls.

He falls....India falls.

Knockout game.

He smashes the next 69 runs off 40 balls on this BLOODY TOUGH CHASE and makes his team win with almost an over to spare.

No slogging.

Pure calculated run chase with occasional hits over the fence.

Scientific batting if you will.

This is NOT ONLY the GREATEST T20 knock I have ever witnesses (taking into account pressure, conditions, match situation and ground size) but its a knock which I don't think could have been replicated by any of the other ATGs.

Viv couldn't have pulled this off. Not with the sluggish pitch for the old ball.
Sachin for sure wouldn't have pulled this off.
Ponting cannot.
ABD sure as hell cannot.

This is sheer jaw dropping batting.

A complete mastery of brains, skills and incredible running between the wickets.

Take a bow Kohli.

No words can do justice to the greatness of this knock.

There have been better innings, but that's not the point.

None of those innings were or could ever be risk or hitting free.

This actually was jaw-dropping because he was hitting every ball for a boundary in Test match style shots which is just not supposed to be possible. He is quite an unbelievable batsman. Can't believe how good a player he is...

 

[Thil]

simply a master piece .i never thought india will pull this off even with kholi as the opposition is Aus

 

[KamranDestiny]

HOLY S***!!!! Kohli is not humain. Man i swear, he has to be the best batsman ever produced. Absolutely stunning to watch him play. GENIUS!

 

[Suleiman]

Watched it from start to finish. A complete chanceless innings, should be every aspiring cricketer's role model, not these reverse sweep, in the air hacks. This is how you play cricket.

There seems to be a misconception that if you play along the ground, you are classical and not built for shorter formats, those people need to watch this innings.

It's like whenever he wants the ball to go to the boundary, IT WILL. Even if it's the most deftest touch.

India 5 wickets down, RRR at 10+, knockout stage pretty much, no other team would've gotten over the line. Actually, even India minus Kohli wouldn't have gotten there.

Fair to say Kohli won by 6 wickets today, not India.

 

[rhony]

If I want anyone to chase down a target for my life. I choose Kohli every time. That's all I can say

 

[Boxer]

unbelievable

 

[Rafay Shafiq]

Kohli vs Shahzad vs Akmal. Who is better

 

[Zak_Fan]

He just keeps chasing them all. Hard to remember times he failed.

 

[kingusama92]

He's a genius of the highest order.

Yuvraj was hurt on the other end and he didn't panic. Just went about his game.

The carnage at the end speaks for itself.

 

[jattafridi]

more to come in future

Just support the best batsman ever

 

[ChachaCricket]

It's up there but definitely the most graceful innings in T20 history.

 

[Asif321]

world class innings

 

[Mp812]

Under pressure that innings was gem

 

[JaDed]

Shocking knock defn plus not playing risky shots was the best part of it.

 

[kingusama92]

Kohli vs Shahzad vs Akmal. Who is better

Those comparisons look worse by the day.

I'd trust one Kohli vs 11 of our batsmen put together.

 

[Kriketer]

One of the best knocks for sure. Kholi is just terrific in chase.

Hussey's knock against Pakistan I would rate as the best knock ever played.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Absolutely amazing. Indescribable. Already an ATG player in my book.

 

[proud_pakistani]

The master chaser indeed, no batsman in the world can take that pressure of chasing the way Kohli does. His temperament really is phenomenal. How in those conditions and circumstances he played a completely chance less knock is brilliant. It is clear to me Kohli is very quickly eclipsing the great Sachin Tendulkar.

 

[abc_to_xyz]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

 

[saeed-sohail]

This bloke is the best all round batsman I have seen in my 30 years of watching the game. He is like a video game where you know he will win the game for you. Productivity of this guy makes likes of Sachin and Lara look average.

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[Ab Fan]

Completely agreed.. This knock had everything in it. A complete package as a knock.Well, when the going gets tough the tough gets even more and Kohli deserves all praise for this. You simply can't ask more from a batsmen.

 

[Sadevdesai]

The Masrers of any Chase !!!

 

[Zohaib Shah]

Way better than Sachin.

 

[Majid Khan]

Tendulkar would have most likekt had his nervous moments in that situation and choke - but Kohli is something else. Like Viv Richards and Brian Lara, Kohli has the ability to not only bat , but win matches. Even Tendulkar who was perfect in every other way became human in tough situations, but this guy is something else.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kohli vs Shahzad vs Akmal. Who is better

Kohli is better then both players put together

 

[OS_89]

111 needed off 12 overs.

3 wickets down.

Wicket getting harder to play with the old ball stopping on batsmen.

Big ground which makes consistent six hitting ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

One man left.

Kohli.

13 runs off 11 balls.

He falls....India falls.

Knockout game.

He smashes the next 69 runs off 40 balls on this BLOODY TOUGH CHASE and makes his team win with almost an over to spare.

No slogging.

Pure calculated run chase with occasional hits over the fence.

Scientific batting if you will.

This is NOT ONLY the GREATEST T20 knock I have ever witnesses (taking into account pressure, conditions, match situation and ground size) but its a knock which I don't think could have been replicated by any of the other ATGs.

Viv couldn't have pulled this off. Not with the sluggish pitch for the old ball.
Sachin for sure wouldn't have pulled this off.
Ponting cannot.
ABD sure as hell cannot.

This is sheer jaw dropping batting.

A complete mastery of brains, skills and incredible running between the wickets.

Take a bow Kohli.

No words can do justice to the greatness of this knock.

I would still say Marlon Samuels' knock in 2012 final was better but not by much. This is certainly up there. At least , its most definitely the greatest t20 chasing innings ever.

Kohli just amazes constantly. He somehow keeps producing these unreal chasing knocks. He is simply on another levelto anyone else when it comes to gunning down a total. The Bradman of chases without a doubt.

 

[Ab Fan]

The greatest knock of all time in t20s.. This could well play an inspiration for other Indian players and they may show up with India winning the WC..

 

[Buffet]

Not slogging even when pressure was there to hit big.

 

[classic]

Every cricketer who loves cricket will love today's innings by Kholi.

Respect to Kholi and well played India.

 

[Haroon786]

Followed on Cricinfo, so won't comment on the knock.

However the situation the match was in, it felt India would struggle to chase it down with around 7-8 overs left, but it was done at ease in the end. It's probably near Hussey's knock where he bashed Pakistan all over the park in the last 3-4 overs of the 2010 SF.

 

[switchshot]

He played well but frankly, Aussie bowlers did not bowl well. They kept bowling to his strength and field set up was too poor.

 

[Gayle_Force]

He is no doubt the best batsman in the world right now.

 

[theycallhimtoecutter]

but but but...Inzi was better 'MATCH WINNER'.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Watched it from start to finish. A complete chanceless innings, should be every aspiring cricketer's role model, not these reverse sweep, in the air hacks. This is how you play cricket.

There seems to be a misconception that if you play along the ground, you are classical and not built for shorter formats, those people need to watch this innings.
.

Wrong way round. The misconception is yours. Just because a freak GOAT player like Kohli can do it without risks doesn't mean normal batsmen can. You don't model your game around being able to do things that freaks can.

 

[Itachi]

This innings is a textbook innings. Others should watch it and learn how to build. It was a treat to watch.

 

[randomshots]

started off cheering for australia and before ykno it, we all wanted india to win. the reaction of kohli after dhoni hit the winning runs said it all. thus far the best game of this world cup.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

It's up there but definitely the most graceful innings in T20 history.

That's the right word. There have been better innings, but no innings which was less risky, more controlled or displaying more expertise.

 

[Sunzi]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

Give that bowling to us with 3 down at 10 overs in a chase needing over 10 an over to win the game... give that to most teams and they'd cack it.

I thought they were gone at 65 off 32 balls - this type of knock has eliminated any doubt for future knocks and situations that Kohli may find himself in. The most prized wicked in world cricket. The game is not done unless he is done.

 

[gani999]

Smith lost the plot by giving India the ball after winning the toss. He should have taken into account Kohli's superhuman ability to chase. Bad one there Steve.

But Kohli! Oh my God! What a player! By the time he is done he will leave all other legends in the shade.

Well done , Virat!

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

One thing I like about him is that he doesn't play dynamic shots like scoop and reverse sweeps, and doesn't play sweep shots off spinners, which are quite risky especially in crucial situations.

 

[Stark]

Crazy good stuff!
Calculative is a word which ll be too bland, too obvious.

In 2011 he was this young lad who held himself back, overwhelmed by the bevy of decorated seniors.. And now, he is schooling everybody.

No matter what the future inns behold, this here tonight was abs Creme-De-La-Creme

 

[Rana]

Hard not to agree. It was like resuscitating a dead body back into life.

 

[Kaptan]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

This is the same Bowling attack against which Pakistan played ? Same pitch, Same deliveries. And what was the result ? Unable to score a boundary in last 5 overs ?

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Absolutely brilliant batsman, fantastic

 

[Sandeep]

I can't even express how good an innings that was. Greatest T20 innings ever played? Absolutely. He single handedly took apart Australia.

Yah Johnson talk nah

 

[MMHS]

For me yes. No comparison with anyone - BUT this is exactly what I wrote in "PAK needs Razzak/Afridi" thread. Even in 5 overs game, you need a batsman to builds with high % of shot productivity & can accelerate with time.

 

[kingusama92]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

Faulkner was bowling the same stuff he did against Pakistan. Kohli made it look mediocre.

You have to be shockingly biased to discredit this knock.

 

[Stark]

Kohli vs Shahzad vs Akmal. Who is better

At the moment, shahzad and akmal gonna thrash the thread creators for making them look like complete idiots

 

[mosh101]

Kohli is a legend !

How can he do this so consistently?

Im so jealous of the Indians today !

 

[Romali_rotti]

I would say he is the greatest chaser of all time in LOI however there are better non chasers than him...

 

[Suleiman]

Faulkner was bowling the same stuff he did against Pakistan. Kohli made it look mediocre.

You have to be shockingly biased to discredit this knock.

Exactly, you have our Pak superstars who were delivered absolute pies and full tosses which we hit for singles vs NZ instead of smashing them.

 

[786warrior]

Superb batsman and superb athlete - a true testament to having an indomitable spirit!

They deserve all the respect and rewards coming to them! Indian team players have worked VERY hard and made their nation proud, and the whole of the subcontinent proud!!

Thank you team India!!

 

[Slog]

As I said special special batsman

The mind boggling thing is that hoe chance less this innings was. Literally there were not even half chances

All of sachins special knocks against us atleast had drops and missed chances which means that Kohli is on another level to play risk free cricket with such odds

 

[naseem]

Please don't compare with viv. ...he is a smasher of the cricket ball regardless of pitch and opposition....

Coming to the point this is epic runchase with all orthodox shots...and all hitting the fence

 

[Stark]

Faulkner was bowling the same stuff he did against Pakistan. Kohli made it look mediocre.
You have to be shockingly biased to discredit this knock.

Ah biased he is.
But the superstars of the biasedness world are yet to grace the thread.

Superb batsman and superb athlete - a true testament to having an indomitable spirit!

They deserve all the respect and rewards coming to them! Indian team players have worked VERY hard and made their nation proud, and the whole of the subcontinent proud!!

Thank you team India!!

Kind words!

 

[gani999]

Fair to say Kohli won by 6 wickets today, not India.

I would spare a thought for India's bowling attack.

They restricted Australia to 160 in 20 overs, when they were 60 after 6.

 

[WC-Passion]

I think it's an ATG knock, but the problem is, India rely on him all the time now.

 

[aniket1911]

It's like when Tony stark said to loki," we have hulk" well we have kohli.

Yuvraj getting injured reduced his double taking game but he adapted and when dhoni came.
The equation was 60 of 30 something and the RR was 12+.

I won't lie, I thought kohli don't have power game to win this from here and not to forget the pitch.

Take a bow

Thank you kohli for donning Indian jersey. We are extremely proud of you.

 

[Indiafan]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

Err he hit 2 perfect yorkers on the off for 4s. He was constantly moving around the coming out of the crease making it impossible to ball yorkers at him. In the past, with him going deep in the crease or coming out, he has hit yorkers both at cover and at midwicket

 

[786warrior]

As I said special special batsman

The mind boggling thing is that hoe chance less this innings was. Literally there were not even half chances

All of sachins special knocks against us atleast had drops and missed chances which means that Kohli is on another level to play risk free cricket with such odds

Agreed - he spoke himself on all the working out in the gym and practice - it all boils down to application and dedication - he like most of his team mates (as do most professional athletes) realises they have been given / entrusted with a special role and they are going to do their damnedest to succeed!

 

[par]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

That adds variety to the thread. Thanks.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

No, it's not. Australia's bowling attack was ok to decent, not good. Although, the knock was crucial but the weak Australian attack makes the case weak.

 

[Idreamofcricket]

I still remember a tri series match.. India vs Sri Lanka in Australia.. Sri Lanka had made 300+ runs and India had to chase it down in 37 over to qualify for the finals...

Kohli unleashed his beast mode and chased it down in 35 overs.... I swear to God, the hair on the back of my neck was standing up when I saw that innings.. it was unbelievable..

Today's innings was no doubt in the same league as that.

 

[Caved12]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

Seriously, it is best to stay away from this forum when you are burning inside!! I know bro, it is tough to digest that we do not have anyone like him!

 

[aniket1911]

Either you guys are used to see mediocre bowling or you dont realise that he was constantly bowled at hitting length. It was like free meal for most of the times.
How many times he was yorked today?

On that sluggish pitch, back of a length delivery were very hard to play and Faulkner was bowling brilliant mixing up his slower balls.

Second last over i agree was mediocre but rest of those overs were quite good

 

[PakHammer]

He seems much more mature and likable now too. Great innings under pressure, he is on another planet.

On a side down, I think we should get Dravid or Ganguly as our next coach. They know how to bat and will communicate well with the players without the baggage of being an ex Pakistan player.

 

[Belawal2014]

I must admit, Kohli is catching up to Ahmad Shahzad, and may overtake him if he keeps on performing like this.

 

[786warrior]

He seems much more mature and likable now too. Great innings under pressure, he is on another planet.

On a side down, I think we should get Dravid or Ganguly as our next coach. They know how to bat and will communicate well with the players without the baggage of being an ex Pakistan player.

Agreed on the coach idea! Need a coach with batting background and who can speak the lingo!

 

[Cricketrenew]

Kohli was awesome today, too dig out those Yorkers for fours.
Simply the best batsman in T20. I thought India was out today.

England India final.......Will they be able to hit Moeen........?

 

[786warrior]

I must admit, Kohli is catching up to Ahmad Shahzad, and may overtake him if he keeps on performing like this.

NEVER - selfie boy has the highest selfie strike rate in history after learning from his master afridi!

 

[786warrior]

Kohli was awesome today, too dig out those Yorkers for fours.
Simply the best batsman in T20. I thought India was out today.

England India final.......Will they be able to hit Moeen........?

Come on TEam INDIA!!!!!!

 

[The_Odd_One]

Kohli vs Shahzad vs Akmal. Who is better

None of them, Manzoor is superior to all of them.

 

[fitCricFan]

I must admit, Kohli is catching up to Ahmad Shahzad, and may overtake him if he keeps on performing like this.

And Kohli can also learn a few things from Shehzad, after all his innings today was just a fluke

 

[praveen]

The best part is I was expecting to Kohli to do this. Now that in T20 is saying a lot. His cricketing brain is phenomenal


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[abc_to_xyz]

This is the same Bowling attack against which Pakistan played ? Same pitch, Same deliveries. And what was the result ? Unable to score a boundary in last 5 overs ?

Pakistan's batting has always been a joke, plus wrong shuffling and selection along with nightmarish captain was always going to put up that result. Better Aussies attacks has been destroyed by Pakistan batsmen previously.

Give that bowling to us with 3 down at 10 overs in a chase needing over 10 an over to win the game... give that to most teams and they'd cack it.

I thought they were gone at 65 off 32 balls - this type of knock has eliminated any doubt for future knocks and situations that Kohli may find himself in. The most prized wicked in world cricket. The game is not done unless he is done.

It was not a track to loose it. Even sloggers like Sharjeel were having fun at relatively difficult track. 30 runs were never going to be any issue for Indian batting. and the fate was sealed with the re-introduction of Hazlewood who bowled cream pies to Kohli.

Faulkner was bowling the same stuff he did against Pakistan. Kohli made it look mediocre.

You have to be shockingly biased to discredit this knock.

Because Pakistanis were way below par, track had variable bounce, this one had nothing in it.

Err he hit 2 perfect yorkers on the off for 4s. He was constantly moving around the coming out of the crease making it impossible to ball yorkers at him. In the past, with him going deep in the crease or coming out, he has hit yorkers both at cover and at midwicket

Yorking someone doesn't mean darting at the stumps. Its about following the batsman to cramp him up. Aussies had poor thinking regarding that.

That adds variety to the thread. Thanks.

Not just variety, but a fact. Kohli may be a good, great batsman. But he's not Tendulkar-ish (unless people made him appear like one). He hasn't faced tough bowling yet. Last time Junaid or Wahab did, he crumbled.

 

[Indian_Supporter]

You know the best thing I liked about his innings today is when he got to his 50, rather than raising the bat up..he went and asked umpire if thats one bouncer for the over. I know its a very small thing but what presence of mind. Many batsman would have waved bat etc. but in his mind the target and balls left was the only thing going. Great batsman.

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