Virat Kohli is the primary and solely Indian to attain a century in his first World Cup match.© AFP
Virat Kohli is the worldwide face of Indian cricket and shall be able to tackle the brand new problem on the 2024 T20 World Cup. As a part of his preparation for the upcoming competitors, Kohli spoke about how he felt forward of his World Cup debut towards Bangladesh within the 2011 World Cup. The star Indian batsman definitely marked his debut in fashion as he shared a 203-run partnership with Virender Sehwag to develop into the primary and solely Indian to attain a century on his World Cup debut. He scored an unbeaten 100 off 83 balls and led Staff India to 370, ultimately resulting in an 87-run victory.
“It was my first sport towards Bangladesh in Dhaka and I used to be nervous. Sure, I gained’t lie. There’s a totally different sort of pleasure within the air while you come for a World Cup and I might clearly really feel it. I used to be the youngest member of that crew and I obtained the possibility to play with all these greats of Indian cricket in a World Cup sport.
“For me it was undoubtedly a second the place I used to be a bit nervous going into the sport and clearly the evening earlier than I used to be fairly nervous however it's additionally an excellent signal as a result of your physique is getting ready you to enter a scenario the place you might be alert, you aren’t taking issues frivolously. I believe that nervousness helped me to bear in mind, to be cautious and to be completely exact in my execution of my plans,” Kohli mentioned on Star Sports activities.
The previous Indian captain has been top-of-the-line batsmen throughout codecs, however his efficiency within the T20 World Cup is second to none. He’s the main run-scorer within the historical past of the event, scoring 1141 runs in 25 innings and averaging an unimaginable 81.50.
India will play a follow match with Bangladesh on June 1 as a part of preparation for the T20 World Cup to be held in USA and West Indies.
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