Virat Kohli after being dismissed by Adam Zampa in ICC Champions Trophy semifinal. (Source: AP)
Virat Kohli and run chases - the love affair continued as India defeated Australia to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy final. Chasing a target of 265, India lost Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma cheaply, however, Kohli stood tall and with some help from Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, led the team to a win. Kohli missed out on a hundred and was out to Adam Zampa for 84. Iyer and Rahul, on the other hand, scored 45 and 42 not out respectively.
Meanwhile, Kohli was once again dismissed by a leg spinner. The veteran India batter has had his fair share of struggles against the leg spinners in the past but he has looked very comfortable against the leggies in the last two matches. When India coach Gautam Gambhir was quizzed about how Kohli conquered his weakness against the leg spinners, he gave a fiery response and said that someone who has played over 300 matches is likely to get out to some kind of a bowler.
“Buddy, when you play 300 games, you will end up getting out to some of the spinners. So that’s okay, he’s got a hundred in this competition, he’s got an 80 in this competition. When you’ve got runs in this competition, you will eventually get out to some kind of a bowler. So, rather than dissecting and bisecting that he’s got out to leg spin. I think when you play 300 ODIs you will eventually get out to a certain kind of bowler and that’s okay,” said Gambhir in the post-match presentation.
Meanwhile, Kohli' form is a massive boost to India's Champions Trophy hopes. He is the third leading run-getter of the tournament with 217 runs in three matches, including a hundred and fifty. India will play the winner of South Africa vs New Zealand semifinal in the summit clash on March 9.
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