Big Matches Make Big Players Ft. Virat Kohli

July 21, 2024

We here at Apna Cricket Team believe that a player’s brand image and charisma can only be upped if he or she performs well in high-voltage matches. So we have decided to start a series named ‘Big Matches Make Big Players’ to celebrate these players who have always come well on the occasions when their teams needed it the most.

To kick start this series, we have no one as good as Virat Kohli 😎 who has made his name in this world cricket by performing in many crunch situations. His contributions not only spiked the craze but also lifted the fantasy cricket market to new heights 📈

Let’s see 5 such matches where he showed the world why he is the king 👑 today —

1. India vs England Champions Trophy Final 2013, Birmingham

India vs England in 2013 was a match where it will be fair to say that India was very much under the pump, due to the bad and gloomy weather which we all know how far-suited it is for English players that too when they are playing at their own den. Virat played a brilliant innings of 43 on 34 balls to take India’s score to the safer side when everyone else was having a tough time staying at the crease. Fantasy Sports was not trending like what it is today but Virat made sure that no one loses his bet on India.

2. India vs Australia T20 World Cup 2016, Mohali

when we say that Virat Kohli is a different gravy when it comes to the T20 World Cups there is a solid reason for it, Virat had played his most influential innings in T20 World Cup campaigns only. Now be it Melbourne 2022 or Mohali 2016 both of these innings deserved a spot in this list of ours.

3. India vs South Africa 2018, Cape Town

In 2018 Virat was at the pinnacle of his peak and it was time when he was scoring century after century just for fun, but in Cape Town against fiery Kagiso Rabada when India was struggling big time it was he who scored a terrific 160 to take the things under his control.

4. India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022, Melbourne

This was the game that Virat himself quoted as the best inning in his entire career. At one stage India was 41–4 in a chase of 161 and Virat there dragged India to victory with his brilliant 82* and how can we forget that shot he played on the 18.4 to Haris Rauf 🤯 fantasy market was on the roll that day.

5. India vs Newzealand World Cup 2023 Semi-Final, Mumbai

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When Sachin got his 49th century in the ODI format everyone thought that no one would come even close to him but here in 2024, we have a man who not only came close to him but successfully surpassed his idol in a World Cup Semi-Final against a grudge team New Zealand. Virat scored 117 runs to take India to the finals of the 2023 World Cup and made sure that all the fantasy players got a good return at the end of the day.