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'Thank you Virat Kohli' - Fans flood Twitter with emotional posts as Virat Kohli bids farewell as India T20I captain

India skipper Virat Kohli ends his T20I career with a win over Namibia on the 20-20 World Cup. Kohli also played his 50th match as a captain.

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'It was a relief' is what Virat Kohli said in the post-match conference after a thumping win over Namibia in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup. The Kohli-led India came with a lot of expectations for the showpiece event. They were billed as favourites to win the 20-20 World Cup but two back-to-back losses dented India’s hopes of qualifying for the semis. The team needed a few results to go in their way, which didn’t happen. Although India won three matches on the bounce, the damage was already done.

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Nonetheless, Kohli walked away from the format with his held high. It was a bittersweet moment for Kohli and India as the emotions were running high. Yet, the 33-year-old was composed and didn’t let the emotions overpower him. Right from the coin toss to the post-match conference, Kohli was calm. The players too delivered a clinical performance against Namibia and gave their captain a fitting farewell.

Kohli finished his T20I career with 30 wins. He is just behind Asghar Afghan, MS Dhoni and Eoin Morgan in terms of most wins by a skipper in T20Is. In every game, Kohli played with passion and commitment. Now, with no burden of captaincy, Kohli can take a backseat, relax and just enjoy his batting.

Fans were also emotional as Kohli played his last game as T20I skipper and flooded Twitter with heartwarming posts.

 

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