India skipper Virat Kohli was back among runs during the all-important T20 World Cup fixture against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday evening. He came out to bat after the fall of early wicket and became the highest run-scorer for the team.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam had put India into bat and Shaheen Afridi responded in the best way possible. The left-handed bowler first trapped Rohit Sharma in front of the stumps on the fourth delivery of the match and then cleaned up KL Rahul for 3 in the third over of the innings.
Kohli who had come in at number three was then joined by Suryakumar Yadav who couldn’t really get into the groove and was sent back in the hut for 11 off 8 by Hasan Ali after being caught by Rizwan behind the stumps.
The Men in Blue were in a spot of bother at 31/3 when Rishabh Pant came out to bat in the middle and the left-right batting combination of him and Virat steadied the ship for the side to chip in with a partnership of 53 runs.
Pant eventually departed for a 30-ball 39 off Shadab Khan, who took a good catch of his own bowling to dismiss the wicket-keeper batsman. But Kohli on the other side continued to compile runs at the other end to help the side put 151/7 in 20 overs.
Kohli himself scored 57 off 49 and this was the first time when the right-hander was dismissed by a Pakistan bowler in a World T20. He was dismissed by Shaheen Afridi who eventually returned with three wickets.