Virat Kohli Retires from T20Is: On the strength of Virat Kohli’s 76 runs, India posted a huge score of 176 runs in the final match of the T20 World Cup. After this, India defeated South Africa by just 7 runs and won the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Virat Kohli’s bat, who had been quiet throughout the T20 World Cup, faltered and his bat saw a match-winning knock for Barta. Virat Kohli scored 76 runs off 59 balls with 2 sixes and 6 fours. With this innings of Virat, Virat has proved the truth of what Rohit said. With this victory, India’s explosive batsman Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from T20 by making a big statement.
Virat Kohli was awarded the man of the match award for his brilliant knock of 76 runs. Speaking after this, Virat Kohli shocked everyone and said, “This is my last World Cup. This is my last T20 match. I have decided to bid farewell to T20 career with a world title. Some days you may think there won’t be a single run, but some days are yours. Thank God. It is a great satisfaction that I could contribute to the team’s victory. We wanted to seize the opportunity of the final match. I wanted to win the World Cup for India. Respecting the situation, I decided to play. I played the last T20 match for India. The time has come to pass the torch to a new generation. The young players are ready for this responsibility.”
In return for 177 runs given by India, the South African team could score only 169 runs for eight wickets. Virat, who will not play the next T20 World Cup, was confident of victory. Along with this, it is said that a grand farewell ceremony has also been held for coach Rahul Dravid. The Indian pacers took two quick wickets, then Quinton de Kock (39 off 31 balls) and Tristan Stubbs (52 off 27 balls) put on a 58-run partnership to bring South Africa back into the match. Rohit handed the ball to Akshar in the 15th over in which Klaassen hit two sixes and two fours. It looked like the game was over for India but with 16 runs to spare from the last six balls, Suryakumar Yadav sealed victory with a stunning relay catch over the long off boundary.
