In a recent interview, Virat Kohli spoke about his iconic innings against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022, which was dubbed the “Diwali Miracle”. Kohli said that he was feeling very low at the time, and that he had even considered taking a break from the game. However, he was determined to turn things around, and he put in extra hours of practice in the lead-up to the tournament
Pakistan ended up scoring 159 runs in their 20 overs after losing the toss. Despite losing their opening duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan early in the game, they performed admirably to put up a formidable score.
India lost their skipper, Rohit Sharma, as well as their two most productive players, Kl Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav, to Haris Rauf’s skill when chasing 160. From their ends, Shaheen and Naseem Shah were excellent. Haris Rauf received further rebound from the ground. Pakistan’s speed trio appeared to be almost unbeatable.
In the powerplay, India lost three significant wickets. Runout Axar Patel was dismissed. In little time at all, India was 35/4. After ten overs, the score was 45/4. Spinners from Pakistan were producing affordable spells from from their end as the intense pressure continued to mount. A massive task was completed.
At one point, Virat Kohli was 12(21). His primary goal was to steady the pursuit by taking a close look at the surroundings. For India, it was a very low point. It was necessary to chase 115 runs in the final 10 overs. It would never be simple.
The Indian innings was as low as it got up until the first ten overs.After that, everything was ready for a VK extravaganza!
He received some assistance from Hardik Pandya at the other end, who scored some boundaries. After then, Virat Kohli moved on by striking a six off of Mohammad Nawaz. Even still, the needed rate was increasing.
In the final 5 overs, 60 runs were required.
At that point, Haris Rauf bowled a fantastic 16th over. In the sixteenth over, he conceded just six runs. Pakistan’s 17th over was the same as the previous one. In his final over, Naseem Shah conceded just six runs. Even though there were two set batters, India was under extreme strain.
In the final 3 overs, 48 runs were required.
You don’t pursue such a large goal every day. 16 runs per over was too much to ask. However, Virat Kohli has a task in mind. In the eighteenth over, he struck three boundaries off Shaheen Afridi. One was a calculated pull shot that found its way through the midwicket and square leg fielders. The second one passed over the fielder covering. The superb leg fielder took a hit on the third one. Amazing technique for poking holes in things! The 18th over yielded 17 runs.
In the final 2 overs, India required 31 runs.
Still a huge request. For Pakistan, the next four deliveries made by Haris Rauf proved to be invaluable. They were, in order, a single, a single, a dot ball, and a single. India needed 28 runs in the final eight deliveries, so they were out for the count once more.
Right now, Virat Kohli needed to deliver something special. And what came next was nothing short of extraordinary! With a slower delivery, Haris Rauf returned a length. With patience, Virat Kohli lofted the ball over the bowler’s head with his back foot for a clean six. For me, this is already the final shot of the competition. Haris made a similar delivery the following time. Another slower one from him. Virat scored six vital runs by lofting the ball over the deep fine leg fielder. When it mattered most, two of the greatest sixes of all time!
16 from 6 are required.
The first ball was used to dismiss Hardik. Dinesh Karthik contributed one. In the last four deliveries, fifteen runs were required. Then, VK and DK scored a couple of vital runs. In the final three deliveries, 13 runs were required. Nawaz bowled a full toss over the waist at that point. Virat Kohli struck it for a six in the direction of the square leg area. One more crazy strike under duress. Additionally, India was awarded a free hit for the no-ball.
Then Nawaz bowled a wide. Thanks to VK and DK’s outstanding running between the wickets, the free hit ended up being three byes. Nawaz then brushed DK off. With a cool head, Ashwin completed the task rather effectively as India pursued the seemingly unachievable goal
In an diwali miracle interview with star sports, virat kohli disown his two shots probably the best two sixes from his bat under such a intense situation of game.He did not know how he hit those two greatest sixes under pressure. It was some blessing from some positive energy that could have helped him to hit those shots to MCG specialist Haris Rauf.
On the day of the final, Kohli said that he felt very calm and composed. He knew that he had to play a big innings for his team, and he was determined to do whatever it took to win. Kohli started slowly, but he gradually built up his innings, and he eventually finished on 82 not out from 49 balls, leading India to a thrilling victory.
Kohli said in the Diwali Miracle interview was one of the most special moments of his career. It was a reminder that anything is possible if you believe in yourself and are willing to work hard. He also said that the innings was a tribute to all his fans who had supported him through thick and thin.
