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Amir, Basit, Shehzad and the audience were amazed after hearing about Kohli's contributions, and everyone clapped for the legendary Indian batter.
Former Pakistan players Mohammad Amir, Basit Ali and Ahmed Shehzad clapped for Virat Kohli after the anchor of the show reminded everyone how great the right-handed batter was in T20Is. South Africa thumped the current Indian national team in the first Super 8 stage match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The Men in Blue couldn’t compete against the Proteas and fell short by 76 runs in an 188-run chase at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Amir mentioned that the Indian batters didn’t play according to the situation and demand of the contest, which allowed South Africa to expose them. He also highlighted the importance of Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
“India were exposed today. They were chasing for the first time in this World Cup. They are forgetting that this is not the same team, as there is no Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the squad. They used to play according to the situation,” he said.
Former Pakistan speedster opened up on the mistake committed by head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav.
“India, like Pakistan, are making a mistake of sending three left-handers, and the rival teams are deploying the off-spinners. The moment you lose two wickets, chasing 180 runs becomes a tough job. You are playing Dube, and Rinku doesn’t even get a chance to bat. You benched Kuldeep and Axar against the players, who struggled against the spinners. No matter how big you are, if you don’t play the right combinations, big teams will expose you,” he added.
The anchor of the show then read about Virat Kohli’s statistics in a 150+ run chase in the history of the T20 World Cup.
“India have successfully chased 150 plus target three times in the T20 World Cup, with Virat Kohli scoring 70, 82 and 82,” he said.
Amir, Basit, Shehzad and the audience were amazed after hearing about Kohli’s contributions, and everyone clapped for the legendary Indian batter.