The IPL 2024 will come to an end soon and cricket fans are already excited for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 especially for the India-Pakistan clash that will take place on 9 June.
There is no denying the fact that a lot is being expected from the Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and he needs to perform well if India has to win the T20 World Cup. What makes Virat Kohli special and different from other cricketers is the fact that he excels in under-pressure situations and he has been quite magnificent in matches which India has played against Pakistan in the World Cup.
The innings that Virat played in the last T20 World Cup match against Pakistan was undoubtedly his best innings and recently, the former Pakistani cricketer Misbah-ul-Haq lavished praise on Virat Kohli in an interview.
Misbah-ul-Haq stated, “Virat Kohli performed well in all the matches, against many teams, and especially against Pakistan. He played such an innings at a crucial stage that he caused a lot of damage to Pakistan. So even in Pakistan’s mind, there is a mentality, there’s a supremacy, and even in Kohli’s mind, he knows that he can perform well against Pakistan. He’s such a player that when the occasion is big, instead of taking pressure, he takes motivation from it. Whenever there was a pressure situation and the team was in a bad situation, I used to feel like I had to do something. And this is a factor in Virat as well, and he is a top-class cricketer. So to play against a team like India, like we did in the Champions Trophy, Pakistan or any team has to get him out early.”
We completely agree with Misbah-ul-Haq in regard to Virat Kohli’s love for playing in pressure situations.
