High-flying tricolor flags, teary eyes, jumps of joy, and whatnot were there on Sunday, the 23rd of October at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne when India had the last laugh against Pakistan in the most-viewed cricket match throughout the entire cricketing World.
Notably, current Indian head coach and former legendary batter Rahul Dravid have been known for his calm and composed attitude both on and off the field throughout his entire cricketing life. But there are times when the most composed ones happen to lose control over their emotions and come up with an amazing response to joyous situations.
A similar happened with the head coach Rahul Dravid when India defeated the arch-rivals Pakistan in a nail-biting thriller of the super-12 round in the 20-20 World Cup. Cricket’s governing body shared a ‘behind-the-scenes video after India won this high-octane encounter on the last ball of the match.
In the video, Rahul Dravid can be seen in a pumped reaction after India outplayed the men in green in an amazing last-ball thriller at the MCG. He went on embracing the members of the Indian camp after this amazing outcome.
Here’s the video:
A packed MCG chanting for Virat Kohli 🏟
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2022
Raw vision: Behind the scenes of India’s sensational win 📹
Goosebumps. #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/MNjmOLKO7r
Emotions were running high among the Indian team and the fans present over there in the MCG. Skipper Rohit Sharma took no time running to the ground to lift the hero and icon of the match, Virat Kohli just after the moment Ravichandran Ashwin smashed the winning run. Other players including the likes of Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, and Suryakumar Yadav were also there to congratulate the legend of his own kind, Virat Kohli.
Speaking of the match, then it was the former Indian skipper and senior batter Virat Kohli who ended up being the sole headline of this most-anticipated encounter. He played an unforgettable and unbeaten knock of 82 runs off 53 balls to rescue India from having a 15% chance of winning to finish the match across the line.