The long-awaited comeback of the former Indian captain Virat Kohli to the shorter format happened in the second T20 match between India and Afghanistan at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Virat looked good on his return and played a 16-ball, 29-run knock.
He got out, trying to score quick runs. He will be back in action in the third T20 on Wednesday at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. It is the home ground for Virat Kohli, as he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and has played all his IPL career at this venue.
Hence, the crowd support will be immense for Virat at the stadium. Notably, the former Indian captain is all set to feature in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 for India; that’s the reason he, along with Rohit Sharma, are back in T20Is.
Meanwhile, Virat will be eyeing a big record when he steps onto the field to bat in the second game. With 4037 runs in T20 internationals, the 35-year-old has a tally of 11994 runs in T20 cricket at an average and strike rate of 41.34 and 133.44. He has also scored 8 hundred and 91 half-centuries.
Virat is just 6 runs away from becoming the first Indian batter to reach the 12,000-run mark in the shorter format. There is no doubt that Virat is already among the greats of the game. His consistency across all formats makes him the best of the lot.
In T20Is, he has scored 4037 runs in 108 innings at an excellent average of 52.43 and a strike rate of 138.21. He has scored one hundred and 37 half-centuries in this format. He is also the only cricketer to end three editions of the T20 World Cup (2014, 2016, and 2022) as the top scorer. Virat also won “Player of the Tournament” twice, in 2014 and 2016, respectively.
