About Virat Kohlis performance against Pakistan in Asia Cup

The Asia Cup of 2012 is going to go down in history as the occasion which saw Virat Kohli simply destroy Pakistan with his smashing 183 against 148 balls. It was his stellar performance which allowed India to chase the biggest runs ever in the Indian cricket history. It has been said again and again, that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. And this is what Virat Kohli proved in this Sunday match against a tough opponent such as Pakistan in Dhaka. It is not every day that the cricket aficionado has something to cheer about with regards to the India team performance. Also there is a hard edge of rivalry in the air, whenever India meets Pakistan on the cricketing fields.Virat Kohlis performance against Pakistan in Asia Cup was just icing on the cake.

It was really a fulfilling Sunday when people who packed the stadium to watch some great cricketing action really got their ticket money’s worth. The fantastic performance by Virat Kohli kept alive the chances of Indian team to the final of the Asia Cup, at least for the time being. Due to the Herculean efforts of Kohli India was able to beat the arch rival Pakistan by six wickets. It was a tall task set by the Pakistan team from the very first. They had set a target of 330 runs which is quite tough by any standards. This was Kohli’s third century in the one day which came at a time when the Indian team needed it the most.Virat Kohlis performance against Pakistan in Asia Cup signifies the emergence of young brigade of Indian cricket. With the retirement of Rahul Dravid and off performer Virendra Sehwag this brings about just the boost needed by the blue brigade before the onset of a long home series against mighty performers.

Sachin Tendulkar has given the ultimate praise to Virat Kohli by saying that he feels only Kohli and Rohit Sharma have the capability of surpass his batting records. Virat Kohlis performance against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2012 brought back the memories of 1983 Prudential World Cup when Kapil Dev singlehandedly snatched the match from Zimbabwe by his mighty 176 not out. Such spectacular innings shall again be played but the performance of Kohli on that day shall remain a rare gem in the times to come.