'He knows how to finish the Game,' - From Shoaib Malik to Shahid Afridi, Pakistan cricketing fraternity bows down to the genius of Virat Kohli

Eventually, it was cricket that won at the end of the day after an exciting and nail-biting thriller between two arch-rivals India and Pakistan. Both teams locked horns with each other in their tournament opener in the 20-20 World Cup 2022. In the end, the Indians managed to cross the line against the men in green and won the match by four wickets.

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But there was a historic knock of 82 runs off 53 balls in the backdrop of this win that will be remembered for years. None other than the chase master of world cricket, Virat Kohli made the cricketing world come to its knees to bow down to his genius.

Even the opponents who were on the losing were in all praise of this modern-day legend. The entire cricketing fraternity of Pakistan was in all praise of Virat Kohli and poured out their hearts to congratulate the legend. They took to the social media platform, Twitter for appreciating this 'once years’ knock of Virat Kohli.

Here’s how Pakistani cricketers reacted to Virat Kohli’s knock:

- What a Game of cricket we've just witnessed & this guy Virat Kohli is absolutely a Beast!!



You can not compare his class to any other player in the world in white ball cricket. He can anchor, he rotates the strike, he can hit sixes and he knows how to finish the Game! pic.twitter.com/Ed349p0840

— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) October 23, 2022

Win or loss is part of the game ! Well played both the teams . An intense match and the better team won! But @imVkohli Naam hi kaaafii haa.

— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) October 23, 2022

Team Pakistan never mind.. u tried ur best but it was special innings from a very special player @imVkohli Congratulations @BCCI

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 23, 2022

Special player 😍 @imVkohli #PakVsInd #ICCT20WorldCup2022

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 23, 2022

Those two shots of @HarisRauf14 by king @imVkohli were just next level skill . Perhaps held the value in changing the match as two dismissals in wc 1992 final by legend @wasimakramlive . What a knock under pressure . Fourth seamer missed by @TheRealPCB .

— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt) October 23, 2022

What a thrilling game it was…but in the end one has to win&one has to lose. @imVkohli you really are a special player unbelievable..Tough luck @TheRealPCB you played well but i think in last 2 overs we lost the momentum.Good luck🇵🇰long way to go #T20WorldCup2022 #PakVsInd

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) October 23, 2022

The game of nerves today but we had it on our side by 95% and then @imVkohli showed what a world class match winning innings looks like. Well played by both teams, great match! #PakVsInd

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) October 23, 2022

These are the type of Matches we always ask for… An Absolute THRILLER!! Great knock by @imVkohli 👏🏼 The 2 sixes to haris was definitely the turning point..A seamer missed by @TheRealPCB Hardluck team #pakistan #INDvPAK #T20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/ERwPeSNins

— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) October 23, 2022

Hard luck boys you guys tried really hard till the last ball keep your chin high still long way to go,congratulations team india on great win The great @imVkohli just amazing #PakvsIndia #T20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/7qzsb6xC5p

— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an) October 23, 2022

Heart breaking 💔 #PakVsInd



But what a game by India !! @imVkohli nerve of steal !!

— Kainat Imtiaz (@kainatimtiaz16) October 23, 2022

Discussing furthermore the match, the Pakistani team was asked to bat first after losing the toss. They managed to post a total of 159 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Iftikhar Ahmed and Shan Masood played brilliant half-century knocks for the men in green. Whereas Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped three wickets each for the Indian team in the first innings.

While chasing the target, the Indian team fell down in a miserable condition when they lost four wickets only on the score of 31 runs. But then came the unbelievable knock from the former Indian skipper and contemporary legend Virat Kohli. He went on to stitch an outstanding partnership of 113 runs for the fifth wicket with star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Eventually, the men in blue won for the 13^th time in a World Cup clash against Pakistan.