Virat Kohli is a “role model” for being an epitome of grace even in defeat which reveals that the India captain is a safe particular person, feels former Pakistan ladies’s cricket group skipper Sana Mir.
India misplaced to Pakistan for the primary time in an ICC international occasion by 10 wickets within the opening Super 12 recreation of the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
However, probably the most endearing photos from the match was of the Indian captain hugging profitable group hero Mohammed Rizwan.
“Virat Kohli handled the defeat with so much grace and I admire his sportsman spirit. It’s really good to see the top athletes, who are role models, behaving in the way he did,” Mir, a former Pakistan captain, wrote in her column for the ICC’s official web site.
“It shows a lot of security within, and it means they have a lot of confidence to bounce back,” she additional wrote.Mir gained’t be shocked if India come again within the event with some massive wins.
Record breakers 🏏@iMRizwanPak and @babarazam258 posted the best first-wicket partnership in Men’s #T20WorldCup historical past in #Pakistan’s momentous win 💪
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— ICC (@ICC) October 25, 2021
“I won’t be surprised if India bounce back very quickly and in a big fashion and I hope we can see Pakistan and India play each other again in this tournament.”
On Pakistan, the legendary girl cricketer stated she preferred skipper Babar Azam’s perspective of wanting instantly in the direction of the subsequent project as a substitute of having fun with a protracted celebration.
“With this performance, Pakistan have definitely become one of the favourites for the tournament, but it was heartening to see Babar and Shaheen not get carried away when in front of the media, they were focused on the next games,” she stated.
“It is a great sign that they are staying level-headed and shows the team is going in the right direction,” she additional wrote.
