Virat Kohli's 5 best innings in 2016

#1 82* off 51, vs Australia, Mohali

The knock that truly typified Virat Kohli’s unmatchable form in 2016 was his faultless innings against Australia in the quarter-finals of the World T20 earlier this year.

Batting first, India got off to a flyer, but Shikhar Dhawan, in a rush of blood, went for one shot too many, skying the ball to short fine leg. The big occasion brought in Kohli, but before he could settle, Rohit Sharma was cleaned up by veteran Shane Watson, leaving them reeling on 37-2. Suresh Raina fuelled the fire further by falling, yet again, to a short ball. With Yuvraj Singh by his side, Kohli decided to take matters into his own hands.

Yuvraj Singh was slowly finding his elements, but fell after 21, still leaving them with 70 runs to get. Kohli worked his way to a fifty off 38 balls, but knew time was running out quickly.That’s when he unlocked a different dimension to his batting. He owned James Faulkner with some breathtaking strokes, none more spectacular than his lofted drive to the left-armer. When the winning runs were hit, Kohli fell to the ground, exhausted and at the end of his tether, but having realised he had uncorked a special.

Virat Kohli Innings for India V Australia Video ICC WT20 2016 https://t.co/23NXCXpVH7#wt20 via @icc

— Cricket Spotter (@cricketspotter) December 27, 2016