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WATCH: Virat Kohli breaks down in tears after playing the 'best knock' of his career against Pakistan

A moment came when the player of the match Virat Kohli broke down in tears and was looking into the sky with emotions on their high in...

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There came a moment when the tears of joy of 1 billion Indian eyes poured out from the eyes of Virat Kohli. Former skipper and modern-day legend played an unforgettable knock of 82 runs off 53 balls to win the nail-biting thriller for India against the arch-rivals in one of the biggest rivalries of the world.

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While celebrating the win, a moment came when the player of the match Virat Kohli broke down in tears and was looking into the sky with emotions on their high in his heart. Kohli’s knock rescued India from a delicate situation to a thrilling win in this high-octane encounter against the men in green.

The video of this moment for Virat Kohli has also gone viral over social media and fans are bowing down to this legend of the contemporary time for showing his much-needed brilliance in such a crucial match for the Indian team.

Here’s the video of Virat Kohli breaking down in tears:

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Looking at the match at a glance, after recovering from some early blows, Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood’s half-century knocks helped Pakistan to post a total of 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Masood played a knock of 52 runs off 42 balls whereas Iftikhar smashed 51 runs off 34 balls with two boundaries and four sixes in his account. Star opening pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan failed to impress on the big day for Pakistan as they both went back to the pavilion only on the score of 15 runs.

Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya scalped three wickets each alongside one wicket each by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami.

While chasing the target, the Indian batting lineup crumbled in the beginning as they lost four wickets only on the score of 31 runs. Virat Kohli remained the nucleus of India’s run chase throughout the entire innings. He took the charge from the moment when the team was in a delicate position and took the men in blue home with a handsome win. He smashed a match-winning knock of 82 runs off 53 balls with six boundaries and four sixes on his credit.

The 33-year-old also stitched a brilliant century partnership for the fifth wicket. Hardik Pandya scored 40 runs off 37 balls with one boundary and two sixes to his name.

Virat Kohli Was adjudged player of the match for his match-defining performance in the biggest event of the 20-20 World Cup 2022.

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