On 3 April 2021, Indian captain Virat Kohli was named as the Man of the Series in the 2016 ICC World T20. Kohli trailed India by almost a run in most matches of that edition of the World T20. MS Dhoni was the captain of India at that time. To commemorate the occasion, Kohli’s Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) posted a tweet on its official handle: “In 2016, King Kohli was named the ICC World T20 player on this day, “It read.
In #OnThisDay, King Kohli was named player of ICC World T20 #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/32W1rxYorW
– Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) 3 April 2021
The tweet gave some interesting responses. One of the users gave a clear idea of Kohli’s domination in that tournament. The cricket fan tweeted: “And India’s second best batsman was MSD who scored 89 runs in the tournament.”
And India’s second best batsman was in MSD tournament with 89 runs, King Kohli single-handedly took India to SF and we lost that match because no ball gifted by Indian bowlers
– Amit Thakur (@ king__VK18) 3 April 2021
Another user also referenced the World T20 in 2014. Even then, Kohli was a tournament player.
He was entitled to the trophy. This did not happen in 2014 alone.
– One (@Aalsii_ladki) 3 April 2021
In 2016, although India could not make it to the finals, Kohli was instrumental in the team’s race to the semi-finals.
In the tournament, he scored 273 runs at an average of 136.50. Of the five matches India played, Kohli had three three-plus scores – 55 against Pakistan, 82 against Australia and 89 against the West Indies – and were unbeaten on all three occasions.
The eventual champions West Indies knocked India out of the tournament in the semi-finals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
To make each knock of Kohli special, the circumstances under which he scored these runs were included. All of his big scores came under pressure when the team needed him to perform.
Although he started in India’s opening match by scoring 23 runs against New Zealand, he made it 55 not out against arch-rivals Pakistan on a tricky pitch at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
In the next match against Bangladesh, he scored 24, below-par by his standards. However, he then scored two great back-to-back knocks.
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While 82 against Australia in the The-and-Die competition ensured that Team India reached the final-four stage, their score in the semi-finals was 89 which was enough to chase a challenging total of 192 for the West Indies.
However, the bowlers and a disappointing performance disappointed India, with the Windies setting a date with England at the Eden Gardens for the final.
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