Marking his significant return to the proceedings into the shortest format of the game, Virat Kohli looked well in rhythm during the second T20I match against Afghanistan where he scored 29 off 16 deliveries. But, coming into the third game, Virat Kohli recorded his golden duck, however his intent was positive to take on the Afghanistan bowlers from the get go. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, failed to complete his record of having 12,000 T20I runs after losing his wicket on the first ball as he remains only six runs short of that record.

India had recorded a brilliant win in the third T20I by trouncing Afghanistan by 10 runs after two Super Overs. Rohit Sharma starred in India’s tremendous victory by hammering 121 runs off 69 balls unbeaten to give the side a big boost. Speaking on Virat Kohli’s dismissal in the third game, skipper Rohit Sharma commended Virat Koli’s intent. 

“We only need to give the players clarity to the players about their position and the manner of cricket we want them to play with. The boys know what to expect when they come out onto the ground. As you saw today, Kohli tried to go hard from the word go, he normally does not do that, but he showed the intent. Same with Samson, he was out first ball, but the intent was there,” Rohit Sharma said on JioCinema. 

“See, I don’t want to think about that right now. The 50-over World Cup is the ultimate prize for me, it’s not like I don’t regard the T20 World Cup and the Test Championship as important events. I grew up watching the ODI World Cup, and when it happens in India, the vibe is unmatched. We tried our best, but unfortunately, we could not win. The entire team was upset, and I am sure the people were quite angry as well. But now, we have an opportunity to win the T20 World Cup, and hopefully we win it,” he said.