India’s star Virat Kohli feared that India were virtually out of the ICC World T20 after the first 10 overs of their chase against Australia and has no idea how he and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni managed to achieve the seemingly imposing target.
It virtually felt like you are out of the tournament at the end of 10 overs. To pull the game back after that along with MS Dhoni - I don’t know how we did it. Even out there in the middle, I didn’t know how this was happening. I am just grateful that I was able to do it for the team.Virat Kohli
He spoke about how emotional he became once Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the winning boundary.
It was a pretty emotional feeling when I saw Dhoni hitting the winning runs. I don’t really know what to say.That is the reason you play the sport. That is the feeling that you crave as a sportsperson. It is such a wonderful moment for your team. To see your teammates celebrate and get happy is a wonderful feeling.Virat Kohli
By his own admission, he has “never played an innings” in a situation where 39 were needed in the last three overs.
I have never played an innings like that where we needed 39 off 3 overs and I have been able to pull it off with MS Dhoni batting at the other end.Virat Kohli