Virat Kohli the primary and solely Indian to attain a century on his World Cup debut.© AFP
Virat Kohli is the worldwide face of Indian cricket and will probably be able to tackle the brand new problem that the 2024 T20 World Cup will carry with it. As a part of the construct as much as the upcoming competitors, Kohli talked about how he felt earlier than making his World Cup debut towards Bangladesh within the 2011 World Cup. The star Indian batter definitely made his debut in model as he stitched on a 203-run partnership with Virender Sehwag on his method to turning into the primary and solely Indian to attain a century on his World Cup debut. He scored an unbeaten 100 in 83 deliveries and took Crew India’s rating to 370 which finally led to a 87 run victory.
“It was towards Bangladesh in Dhaka, my first recreation and I used to be nervous. Sure, I cannot lie. There’s a totally different sense of pleasure within the air while you come for a World Cup and I might clearly sense that. I used to be the youngest member of that staff and I used to be attending to play with all these greats of Indian cricket in a World Cup recreation.
“For me it was undoubtedly a second the place I used to be a bit nervous heading into the sport and undoubtedly the evening earlier than I used to be fairly nervous however that could be a good signal as effectively as a result of your physique is making ready you to enter a scenario the place you are alert, you are not taking issues with no consideration. I believe that nervousness helped me to bear in mind, be alert and be completely exact within the execution of my plans,” stated Kohli on Star Sports activities.
The previous Indian skipper has been the most effective batsmen in all codecs however his T20 World Cup exploits are second to none. He’s the main run scorer within the historical past of the match having scored 1141 runs in 25 innings taking his common to be an unbelievable 81.50.
India will face Bangladesh in a warm-up recreation on June 1 as part of their preparation within the T20 World Cup set to be held within the USA and West Indies.
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