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Twitterati was abuzz with praise for Virat Kohli after he single-handedly guided India to the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 with a master-class unbeaten 82-run knock in the must-win last group match against Australia in Mohali.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes for Kohli, terming his last night’s innings as a “special” one.
“Woooow @imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! #IndvsAus,” Tendulkar tweeted.
Woooow @imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! #IndvsAus
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 27, 2016
Another batting legend Brian Lara said Kohli was an “unbelievable” batsman.
He is just an unbelievable batsman! No need to say anymore
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) March 27, 2016
“Anyway can anyone send me videos of @imVkohli as a teenager batting #unreal best timer of a cricket ball I hv seen,” the West Indian great wrote on his twitter handle.
“He is just an unbelievable batsman! No need to say anymore.”
Kohli’s team mates Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Shikhar Dhawan also praised Kohli for his batsmanship and match-winning abilities.
“Well what can I say ! There are players who r in form and there is @imVkohli who wins you games again and again! Hats of you beauty,” Yuvraj tweeted.
Well what can I say ! There are players who r in form and there is @imVkohli who wins you games again and again ! Hats of you beauty
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 27, 2016
Harbhajan added: “JEO KOHLI JEO MERA SHER.What an inn??????what a champion player u r my lil brother @imVkohli @BCCI ??????swad aa Gaya yara drallo drallllll?????????”
JEO KOHLI JEO MERA SHER.What an innwhat a champion player u r my lil brother @imVkohli@BCCI swad aa Gaya yara drallo drallllll
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) March 27, 2016
“Hats off to Virat’s great knock!! Lots of learning from him!!??????,” Dhawan tweeted.
Hats off to Virat's great knock!! Lots of learning from him!!
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) March 28, 2016
Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq was also full of praise for Kohli.
“Great performance by India and a great innings by @imVkohli,” he tweeted.
Great performance by India and a great innings by @imVkohli
— Saqlain Mushtaq (@Saqlain_Mushtaq) March 27, 2016
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur tweeted: “Great effort @imVkohli. You’ve shown a great temperament. All the best Team India for semis. @BCCI.”
Great effort @imVkohli . You've shown a great temperament. All the best Team India for semis. @BCCI
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 27, 2016
Australian cricketers Glenn Maxwell and just-retired Shane Watson, who witnessed Kohli’s brilliance from close quarters yesterday, said they were beaten by a cricketing genius.
“Well... That innings was a different level...Not a lot more to say really...Absolutely shattered. Beaten by 1 cricketing genius. #toogood,” Maxwell wrote.
Well... That innings was a different level... Not a lot more to say really... Absolutely shattered. Beaten by 1 cricketing genius. #toogood
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) March 27, 2016
Watson added: “@imVkohli What an absolute pleasure to witness that tonight. INCREDIBLE. Can’t wait to finally be on the same team @RCBTweets. #waytoogood.”
@imVkohli What an absolute pleasure to witness that tonight. INCREDIBLE. Can't wait to finally be on the same team @RCBTweets . #waytoogood
— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) March 27, 2016
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