5 Knocks Which Made Virat Kohli “The King of Run Chases”

1) Hurricane at Hobart stuns Lankan Lions:

Well, what adjectives can be used to describe this knock? India had to chase down a gigantic 321 run target against Sri Lanka in less than 40 overs to stay alive in the Tri series which also included Australia. Though India were off to a good start, the hopes off getting over the line on time were grim.

Then walked in Virat Kohli, who was about to play a knock of a life time. Maybe, we can even say this was his greatest ever knock in Indian colors. A brilliant 115 run stand with Gambhir and a mind boggling 120 run stand with Suresh Raina helped India chase down the target in a mere 36.4 overs. Virat ended up scoring 133 off 86 balls, which is also famously remembered for blasting Malinga for 24 runs in one over.

What was special about this knock was, every shot he played existed in the text book and every time he bisected the tiniest of gaps, people went nuts. This was one of the craziest ODIs in the history and Virat was the architect of this unforgettable run chase, which happened on innumerable occasions in the times to come.