5 times Virat Kohli owned the Pakistan bowling attack

#2 ICC World Cup – Adelaide, 2015

Kohli carried his form from the Australia Test Series to the ICC World Cup 2015

The current Indian skipper might be a chase-master, but he is no pushover in the first innings too. Batting first against an inspired Pakistan attack in India’s first game of the tournament, the Delhi batsman was unstoppable from the word go.

He took guard after Sharma’s wicket at 34 and along with Shikhar Dhawan, built a colossal partnership of 129 runs. The two of them steered India to a total of exactly 300 with some help from Suresh Raina.

The bowlers did manage to get his dismissal this time around, but not before he had played a sublime innings of 107 off 126 balls.

He took the crucial catch of Shahid Afridi in the field to restrict Pakistan to 220/9 in 50 overs. It was Pakistan’s 6^th straight loss to India at the World Cup.

Once again, it was Kohli who played a pivotal role in India’s victory. He proved to be the hero once again, and this time, it was a clash that was sold out in 20 minutes and was attended by over 20,000 Indian fans.