Virat Kohli pushed 'India in a tight corner' in the T20 World Cup final, didn't deserve POTM: Sanjay Manjrekar

In a post-match amusement astatine ESPNCricinfo, the erstwhile Indian cricketer said that Kohli's innings, wherever helium scored 76 runs disconnected 59 balls, would person placed India successful "a choky corner". He added that his prime for the grant would person been an Indian bowler.

Manjrekar said that owed to Kohli's innings, Hardik Pandya got lone 2 balls to play.

"So I thought India's batting was good, but Virat Kohli had perchance played an innings that would've enactment India successful a choky corner," helium said.

"And it astir proved to beryllium that, earlier these guys' bowlers came successful the end," Manjrekar added.

He besides said that Kohli played fractional of his innings "virtually" with a strike-rate of 128.

"My Player of the Match would've been a bowler due to the fact that they really took the crippled from the jaws of decision and won it for India," Manjrekar said.

However, Andy Flower of Zimbabwe disagreed. He said that 176 was a large capable total.

"If India had been pipped there, determination would've been a batch of disapproval going Virat Kohli's way, I'd reckon," helium said.

On Saturday successful Barbados, India won the T20 World Cup defeating South Africa successful a thriller. It is India's archetypal ICC trophy since ODI World Cup triumph successful 2011 and archetypal T20 WC triumph since 2007. After the match, Kohli was awarded the champion subordinate and Jasprit Bumrah was awarded the prize of the 'Player of the Tournament'.

After the match, Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their status from T20 internationals. Rahul Dravid, who was Indian team's coach, besides retired from his job. A time later, connected Sunday, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja besides hung up his boots successful the T20 planetary format.

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Published: 01 Jul 2024, 03:19 PM IST