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T20 World Cup: India has created history by winning the T20 World Cup after 17 years at Kensington Oval Stadium in Bridgetown against South Africa. Virat Kohli, who played a tremendous innings of 76 runs in this match, was declared ‘Man of the Match’. Jaspreet Bumrah became the Player of the Series. Along with this tremendous victory, Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from the T20 format. Fans became emotional about his retirement. ICC has praised Virat Kohli by sharing a collage.
The ICC has shared a picture of the 2012 T20 World Cup in which Virat Kohli is seen with the ‘Man of the Match’ trophy. The ICC wrote, Player of the Match in the first and last T20 World Cup match. Virat Kohli was declared Man of the Match for his strong performance in the match against Afghanistan during the T20 World Cup in 2012.
Let us tell you that in the 2012 T20 World Cup, India was eliminated after 8 rounds and the final match was won by West Indies. In fact, after winning two out of 3 matches in 8 rounds, the Indian team was third in the points table. Due to this, it could not reach the semi-finals. After this, the final match was played between Australia and West Indies.
Let us tell you that in the last seven matches of this World Cup, Kohli’s total score was only 75 runs. In one match, he played a brilliant innings of 76 runs. Virat Kohli played the first T20 World Cup in 2012 and the last in 2024. In between, in 2014, India faced Sri Lanka in the final but Team India had to face defeat. Virat Kohli has a total of 16 Player of the Match in T20 International cricket. He has played a total of 125 T20 International matches in his career.
