Twitter abuzz with praise for Kohli after brilliant knock
Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shane Watson and many others on Twitter praised Virat Kohli for his fighting innings under pressure to take India to the semifinals of the World Twenty20.
Published : Mar 28, 2016 12:04 IST
Twitterati was abuzz with praise for Virat Kohli after he single-handedly guided India to the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 with a master-class unbeaten 82-run knock in the must-win last group match against Australia in Mohali. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes for Kohli, terming his last night’s innings as a “special” one.
Woooow >@imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! >#IndvsAus
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) >March 27, 2016
Another batting legend Brian Lara said Kohli was an “unbelievable” batsman.
He is just an unbelievable batsman! No need to say anymore
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) >March 27, 2016
Kohli’s teammates Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Shikhar Dhawan also praised Kohli for his batsmanship and match-winning abilities.Former Pakistan offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq was also full of praise for Kohli.
Well what can I say ! There are players who r in form and there is >@imVkohli who wins you games again and again ! Hats of you beauty
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12)>March 27, 2016
JEO KOHLI JEO MERA SHER.What an inn what a champion player u r my lil brother >@imVkohli>@BCCI swad aa Gaya yara drallo drallllll✌✌
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh)>March 27, 2016
Hats off to Virat's great knock!! Lots of learning from him!!
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)>March 28, 2016
Great performance by India and a great innings by >@imVkohli
— Saqlain Mushtaq (@Saqlain_Mushtaq)>March 27, 2016
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur termed Kohli as having a 'great' temperament.
Great effort >@imVkohli . You've shown a great temperament. All the best Team India for semis. >@BCCI
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) >March 27, 2016
Australian cricketers Glenn Maxwell and just-retired Shane Watson, who witnessed Kohli’s brilliance from close quarters yesterday, said they were beaten by a cricketing genius.
>@imVkohli What an absolute pleasure to witness that tonight. INCREDIBLE. Can't wait to finally be on the same team >@RCBTweets . >#waytoogood
— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) >March 27, 2016
Well... That innings was a different level... Not a lot more to say really... Absolutely shattered. Beaten by 1 cricketing genius. >#toogood
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) >March 27, 2016
Wow, that was absolute class from Virat.Congrats India on your win. Congrats to >@ShaneRWatson33 on a wonderful career, hold your head high
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) >March 27, 2016