‘Out-of-form’ Virat Kohli's record in T20 World Cup knockouts should leave England, Jos Buttler worried

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Virat Kohli's stats successful the knockout signifier of the tourney successful the past, giving him a much-needed assurance boost successful today's game.

Virat Kohli during the Super 8 lucifer  against Australia successful  the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 (ANI)Premium Virat Kohli during the Super 8 lucifer against Australia successful the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 (ANI)

T20 World Cup 2024: As India cogwheel up to look England for the T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final, each eyes are present connected India's prima batter Virat Kohli. His show truthful acold has remained poor: 66 runs successful six matches, including 2 ducks.

Virat Kohli, contempt his show this twelvemonth truthful far, should permission Jos Buttler-led England disquieted due to the fact that of his stats successful the knockout stages of the tourney successful the past.

Virat Kohli has scored a half-century successful each of the 4 T20 World Cup knockout matches helium played in. His champion people of 89 was against West Indies successful the 2016 World Cup semi-final.

In 2022, India were pitted against England successful Adelaide for the semifinal wherever Kohli scored 50 runs successful 40 balls. Despite Kohli's performance, India mislaid to England successful the 2022 World Cup.

Virat Kohli successful T20 World Cup knockouts

2022, Adelaide: Semifinal vs England: 50 disconnected 40 balls

2016, Mumbai: Semifinal vs West Indies: 89 disconnected 47 balls, not out

2014, Mirpur: Semifinal vs South Africa: 72 disconnected 44 balls, not out

2014, Mirpur: Final vs Sri Lanka: 77 disconnected 58 balls

However, earlier today, erstwhile England skipper Nasser Hussain noted that - adjacent if Rohit Sharma got disconnected to a flyer oregon out-of-form Virat Kohli got his bats rolling, England would not bow down.

"If Rohit gets India disconnected to a flyer, and Virat Kohli - who’s been abbreviated of runs - rises to the large occasion, England could beryllium successful trouble. But immoderate India propulsion astatine them, Buttler’s squad won’t panic. And that unsocial gives England a accidental of reaching different World Cup last - adjacent though they’ll request to beryllium astatine their implicit champion to win," Hussain' wrote connected DailyMail.

The India vs England T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal connected June 27 volition commencement astatine 8 PM.

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Published: 27 Jun 2024, 05:23 PM IST

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