1, 4, 0, 24, 37, 0, and 9. These numbers may look like random figures, but in fact, these are poor scores for Virat Kohli in the ongoing T20 World Cup. However, Team India has made it this far and has qualified for the finals, which will be against South Africa at Bridgetown later in the evening. Another low score will not be a problem for Kohli if it will help the Indian team to win the trophy. However, there’s a more exciting possibility: This success helps India get rid of the recent ICC tournament jinx that was being produced by their team, featuring Kohli, who delivered a great deal of confidence.
Tonight’s match is significant for another reason: This one is expected to be Kohli’s last T20 International match. Being the great player he has been, he definitely wants to make a great impact in his last T20I series. Kohli wouldn’t wish his final T20 WC to be remembered for his poor contribution, especially when he has previously won the Man of the Tournament in 2014 and 2016 and is the record-highest scorer of the T20 World Cup tournament. For the first time in his T20 World Cup, he appears to be out of form at the age of 35. But it is not something that is solely his fault.
Earlier in his career, this had not happened before, when Kohli had to open in several consecutive T20I. Before the World Cup, he was opening for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and had great success, scoring 741 runs with an average of 61. 75 and a strike rate close to 155.
This performance thereby made the team management think that Kohli could succeed as an opener at the T20 World Cup. However, this strategy has not worked as expected. However, all of these woes will be washed down the drain if only Kohli will be able to perform well and churn out a good one for India tonight against South Africa. Being the best match-winner that India has ever produced, he wouldn’t like his T20I career to end on such a note.
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