Virat Kohli, the batting maestro of India, finished the ICC World Cup 2023 campaign as the top run scorer and Player of the Tournament. With a total of 765 runs, the 36-year-old concluded his ODI World Cup 2023 trip as the competition’s top run scorer. Kohli has emerged as the player of the tournament with his outstanding performance in the Cricket World Cup 2023. Scroll down to read World Cup 2023: Kohli Becomes Player of the Tournament.
World Cup 2023: Kohli Becomes Player Of The Tournament
In the match against the victorious Australian side on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Kohli hit 54 runs off 63 deliveries. Nevertheless, he had an amazing campaign overall. He scored three tons and six half-centuries at an average of 101.57 and a strike rate of 90.69.
With a fantastic tournament on all fronts, the former captain of India first tied and then eclipsed Sachin Tendulkar to become the man with the most ODI hundreds (50). The 35-year-old accomplished that again last Wednesday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium during the pivotal semi-final matchup with New Zealand.
In the team’s opening game against Australia in Chennai on October 8, the batter opened the tournament with an important eighty-five. He made significant contributions against New Zealand (95) and Sri Lanka (85), as well as centuries against Bangladesh (103) and South Africa (101*), during the group stages.
Throughout the World Cup, Kohli was the center of attention for the whole batsmen group and did an excellent job.
With nine half-centuries, Virat finished with the most fifty-plus runs in a single World Cup edition, surpassing Tendulkar’s seven fifties in 2003 and Shakib al-Hasan’s in 2019.
Pat Cummins took a massive wicket in the 28.3 overs after he removed the tournament’s best run scorer. On Sunday, the Australian captain hit a short ball that went into the stumps after taking an inside edge. This forced Kohli to leave the crease.
The Indian cricket team faltered at the very last moment in their attempt to win the World Cup. Australia cruised to a six-wicket victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday after Rohit Sharma and company were bowled out for 240.
