Virat Kohli vs Tendulkar – IND vs PAK Highlights: India defeated Pakistan by four wickets in their Super 12 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Virat Kohli played once in a lifetime knock in a classic run chase. What grabbed the eyeballs of most fans in the match was the sixes that Kohli smashed off Haris Rauf. These sixes by Kohli made the cricketing world draw comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary six against Shoiab Akhtar in yet another tense India-Pakistan match during the 2003 World Cup. Twitterati and also InsideSport has started the POLL – Which Shots were better? Check and participate in the POLL Follow ICC T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE & Indian Cricket Team LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Virat Kohli vs Tendulkar: Which shot is better?
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A controversial waist-high full-toss call by square-leg umpire Marais Erasmus, which went for a six from Virat Kohli’s willow was followed by three bye runs after Kohli was clean bowled by Mohammad Nawaz on the free-hit, allowed India to achieve the 160-run target off the final ball after they required 16 runs off the last over.
Nonetheless, Pakistan should never have been in this situation in the first place after they held the match by the scruff of its neck after reducing India to 31 for four in 6.1 overs. And then limiting the traditional rivals to 112 for four after 17 overs, needing 48 runs from three overs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi conceded 17 runs in the 18th and Haris Rauf, after conceding three runs in four balls, went for successive sixes as the target came down from 28 runs in eight balls to 16 runs in six balls.
In the end, Kohli returned unconquered on 82 from 53 balls with six fours and four sixes, and together with Pandya, added 113 runs in 78 balls.
Off all things that happened in the match, fans were particularly in awe of the sixes that Kohli smashed off Rauf in the 19th over. Some even drew comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic six off Akhtar.
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In the 2003 WC match between India and Pakistan, the aggressive pacer Akhtar was clocking a speed of more than 150 KMPH. Despite the extreme pace, Sachin Tendulkar was unfazed and blasted a beautiful six over the point fielder in the second over of the match.
Further down the years, that particular shot evolved into the game’s main talking point. It’s important to note that Tendulkar added two more boundaries immediately after that stroke. The “Master Blaster” was named the Player of the Match for his 98 as India eventually managed to win the match.
India’s next assignment in the T20 WC is in Sydney on Thursday against the Netherlands.
Virat Kohli vs Tendulkar: Which shot is better asks TWITTERATI? Virat Kohli’s SIXES of Haris Rauf or Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic six off Shoaib Akhtar? VOTE NOW
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