T20 World Cup: Kohli vs Rashid – IND vs ENG
India is poised to do something remarkable as they are ready to play the reigning champions, England, in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals on Thursday in Guyana.
Not only would a win get them one step closer to their first major championship in more than ten years, but it would also eliminate any questions about their capacity to compete in knockout stages.
With a six-game winning streak going into the match against England, Rohit Sharma’s team is motivated to recreate the feat of the 2007 squad that won the first edition. In the Super Eight stage, Rohit and Virat Kohli, who might be playing in their final World Cup together, found form with a scorching 92 off 41 balls against Australia. Rohit additionally emphasized the team’s aggressive mindset.
Virat Kohli has had difficulty scoring runs thus far in the competition. But India will be hoping that he performs at his best in the elimination rounds. Because of his capacity and size to guide the innings while scoring at a high rate, England will not undervalue Kohli despite his recent setbacks. The semi-final between IND and ENG would be the ideal setting for Kohli to get back on track.
Virat Kohli will first have to get through the opening pacers’ overs, which he hasn’t been doing well in this season, before facing England’s spinners. Nevertheless, the Indians supporters have every cause to be hopeful, as he has never lost a wicket to Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, or Reece Topley in Twenty20 International cricket.
When the former captain takes on Adil Rashid later in the innings, the challenge could come much later. Kohli was dismissed on nine occasions by the leg-spinner, with the two shortest formats. With nine wickets against Kohli in international cricket, the highest of any English bowler to date, Adil Rashid has an impressive record against the bat.
Having faced 68 deliveries of Rashid, Kohli has scored only 72 runs at a strike rate of 105.9 – underscoring his troubles. Rashid also has form on his side, being currently the joint-highest wicket-taker for England with nine scalps.
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