India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli’s back as king, lights up T20 World Cup with cracker of an innings | Cricket News – Times of India
MELBOURNE: Welcome to the T20 World Cup. Welcome to Virat Kohli's world. All 90,293 breathless spectators, Indians and Pakistanis, stood up as one at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to applaud the brilliance of India's most complete all-format batter after he hit 82 not out off 53 balls to pull off one of India's most memorable victories in their T20 history. AS IT HAPPENED: INDIA VS PAKISTANKohli said he "will count this higher" than his 82* off 51 balls against Australia in Mohali (in 2016 T20 WC), which "was my best innings" so far. Kohli is back, and there can be no better news for India as they begin their World Cup campaign in difficult conditions in Australia. He took control of a chase of 160 in the company of Hardik Pandya on a pacy, bouncy pitch after India had collapsed to 31/4 ...