The only time when virat failed to take India in Final single handed - Cricket

Watching Virat Kohli run is a fascinating visual experience. They could charge a separate cess in the ticket for it. He just doesn’t run; he tears down the pitch, a furious blur of emotions, adrenaline, eye-popping intensity, and desire — and above all a frenzy that’s never been seen in Indian cricketers. MS Dhoni is still the best runner between the wickets and his dash still retains composure and self-control. His is a run of a man in control. Kohli’s seems a liberating run. A manic dash of a man who seems to let go of all controls, a feverish energy of a man possessed. What’s impressive is Dhoni has always run like this from the start of his career, Kohli’s a part of an evolution consciously and deliberately achieved by a man who wants to tick all the empty boxes left. (STATS || POINTS TABLE ||FIXTURES)

Just like how he is rapidly closing in all the possible targets left. He has been the chaser for India, the bull dog who likes the scent of a finish line. Prior to this knock, he had just one 50 in knockouts across the formats. He took a step to change that last night.

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Ironically, it was his itch to run that nearly derailed him right at the start. There was a crazy kind of intensity when he came in to bat. Back in Kolkata, after an aura-building knock against Pakistan, he spoke about his heart beat in a chat with the broadcasters as part of an after-game show. How he felt his heart beat and how happy he was that it was under control, and because of that he knew it could be his night. Last night, he probably wouldn’t have heard his heart beat but pound hard. That’s how wound up he seemed. The third ball he faced was an absolute peach of a slower one from Dwayne Bravo. It dipped hypnotically late and Kohli was caught in a trance. He missed the swipe, the ball somehow missed the stumps, and Kohli just left the crease and ran. It’s isn’t something that Dhoni would have done, for example.