Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan spoke about Virat Kohli’s innings in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. He praised the batsman for his innings in the summit clash and said that the batsman played an innings that his team needed.

After failing throughout the tournament, Virat Kohli stepped up for his team in the most crucial game of the 2024 T20 World Cup. The veteran batsman rose to the occasion and played a fighting innings for his team in the final against South Africa, which took place at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Coming into the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli had just 75 runs under his belt. But when things got tough, he proved his worth and made sure to stand up for his team. After India lost the early wickets, the batsman steadied the innings and made sure to bat thoroughly.

Virat Kohli started aggressively by scoring three boundaries in the first over but after that, he went on the defensive. He controlled the innings perfectly and that allowed the others to bat freely and bowl aggressively, which helped the team post big totals.

Virat Kohli played an innings of 76 runs off 59 balls. He batted at a strike rate of around 130 and hit 6 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. His knock helped India post a total of 176 runs on the board and they won the game by 7 runs to lift their second T20 World Cup title. He also won the Man of the Match award for his innings.

After his innings, Virat Kohli also received some criticism. Many fans and experts believe that the batsman played a slow innings and that could have cost India as well.

But Michael Vaughan believes that Virat Kohli played a very good innings and that India needed a prop at that point, with wickets falling. He stressed on the fact that someone needed to hold the end as it looked like India would only manage 150. Speaking on a podcast, he stated:

“Yes, very good play. Virat did very well. He did. Virat played the innings his team needed that day. They needed some support, someone to support them. They were falling into the other extreme. At one point it looked like they were going to hit 150.”

And he managed to hold on and score a decent score – Michael Vaughan on Virat Kohli’s innings in the final

Michael Vaughan spoke further about Virat Kohli’s innings in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup. He highlighted that the batsman managed to hold on and put up a decent total. He also expressed his amazement at the way the game unfolded. He explained:

“And he managed to hold on and get a good score. On that course with a bit of spin.” “It was never going to be easy, but I have to say that it was probably the best match I saw in the entire tournament, because there was quality, a high-quality ball,” he concluded.