Guwahati: India’s star batter Virat Kohli shared a heartfelt message and thanked the supporters who helped the team during the major competition after the team’s elimination from the T20 World Cup on Friday.
The former Indian captain expressed his disappointment at the team’s failure to advance to the T20 World Cup final but added that the competition provided the team with some memorable moments and that they would strive to get better.
Sharing the message on Twitter, he wrote, “We leave Australian shores short of achieving our dream and with disappointment in our hearts but we can take back a lot of memorable moments as a group and aim to get better from here on.”
He thanked the fans who flocked to the stadiums to support the team and said that it’s always an honour to wear the Indian jersey and represent the country.
“Thank you to all our fans who turned up in huge numbers throughout to support us in the stadiums. Always feel proud to wear this jersey and represent our country,” said Virat.
The right-hander on Thursday made history by becoming the first player to score 1,100 runs in T20 World Cups. He reached this milestone while representing India against England in the semifinals of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at Adelaide Oval.
India’s T20 World Cup campaign came to an end as they lost to England by a dispiriting 10-wicket margin.
England batted first, and India scored 168/6 off 20 overs. The standout batsmen for Men in Blue were Hardik Pandya (63 off 33 balls) and Virat Kohli (50 off 40 balls). They shared 61 runs in a crucial fourth-wicket partnership.
Chris Jordan, a pacer, was the best bowler, scoring 3/43. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid each secured a wicket.
England applied pressure to Indian bowlers from the opening over as they attempted to reach 169. India had no defence against the assault led by Alex Hales (86*) and Jos Buttler (80*). England completed the total with all ten of their wickets in hand with four over remaining.
Hales (86* off 47 balls) was adjudged as the ‘Man of the Match’.