Twitter explodes as Virat Kohli destroys West Indies in 1st T20I
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Virat Kohli made a comeback to T20I cricket after 2 months and he made it a memorable one by destroying the West Indies bowling unit and easily chased down a huge total 208 with 8 balls to spare. The Twitterati erupted as they watched their captain hunted down the West Indies and win it for India.
Brief Scores : West Indies 207-5 (Shimron Hetmyer 56, Evin Lewis 40; Yuzvendra Chahal 2-36, Ravindra Jadeja 1-30) lost to India 209 - 4 (Virat Kohli 94*, K.L.Rahul 62; Khary Pierre 2-44, Sheldon Cottrell 1-24) by 6 wickets
Remember the name!
A captain's knock by as India win the 1st T20I by 6 wickets.
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Now, this is insane!
Virat Kohli in T20Is
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
batting 1st: 33.40
batting 2nd: 86.76
in WON games
batting 1st: 32.76
batting 2nd: 120.90
Another milestone!
Most Man of the Match awards in T20Is:
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
12 - VIRAT KOHLI*
12 - Mohammad Nabi
11 - Shahid Afridi
This innings was special!
Have watched cricket for over four decades.. haven’t seen anyone, with possible exception of the great Sir Viv, make shot making look easy.. that can hit the same ball over cover for six or flick it over square leg also for six, makes him unique. The MILLENNIAL MASTER!
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep)
Not gonna lie, he had us in the first half!
— Dr. GILL 2.0 (@ikpsgill1)
Commentator: Great win
Virat Kohli: Credit goes to Dhoni bhai
Commentator: But he was not in the team
Virat Kohli: Exactly!
So that was the reason behind the celebration!
Virat Kohli writing Thank You note to Rohit Sharma for sacrificing his wicket and lending him talent for today's match. Best team spirit! 👏
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt)
Accurate!
Virat Kohli when he has to chase a Big Score in a high pressure situation
— Salman Abjani (@SalmanAbjani)
Now that's how you build an innings!
Virat Kohli’s innings today 👌
— DHONI Trends™ (@TrendsDhoni)
First 20 balls: 20 runs (SR 100.0)
Next 20 balls: 47 runs (SR 235.0)
Next 10 balls: 27 runs (SR 270.0)
Last 22 balls
64 runs, 6 sixes, 3 fours, 2 doubles, 10 singles
The legendary bat!
MRF does the magic in every era!
— Anupriya Singh (@cricketwoman)
Legend!
Highest scores by players while successfully chasing 200+ target:-
— Kausthub (@kaustats)
94* - VIRAT KOHLI v WI, today
90* - Chris Gayle v SA, 2007
90 - Chris Gayle v SA, 2015
83 - Joe Root v SA, 2016
77* - Yuvraj Singh v AUS, 2013
Is he even human?
Virat Kohli's average in successful run-chases:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
ODIs - 96.55
T20Is - 120.90
This was one crazy innings!
Don’t remember the last time I saw a batsman look completely out of sorts, find his touch and then finish off in top form all in the space of 50 balls!
— Prithviraj Sukumaran (@PrithviOfficial)
That's King Kohli for you! 
While other cricketers take matches to come back in form, Virat Kohli does it in the same innings. GOAT!
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
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