"Benstokes humesha mai aesi situation mai aage kyu aajata hu"

the only true answer on here lmao, bro has been carrying our team and saving them from such collapses since a decade

This looks accurate.

Even 2023 final, he was looking in sublime touch initially, hitting starch for 3 boundaries in an over. And then back to back wickets :(  Thankfully here we had Axar instead of KL to support him 

Man fr that ball by Pat Cummins. A few millimeters either above or below its line of impact and Kohli would not have got out...

and we would have won that without a doubt, Koach would have taken the scire to 320+ easily.

See I can not comment on that. Kohli is a very  good batsman but that day the Australian pacers were making the ball talk. KL Rahul decelerated a lot after Kohli lost his wicket which was another factor which resulted in a sub-par score.  Rohit Sharma's shot would hv gone for a six any other day and the catch by Travis head, if you replay it 10 times as individual and independent scenarios, he would hv missed that catch 8/10 times. And then Bumrah's string of deliveries which missed the stump and the edge of Head's bat by cms. Full credit to the aussies though , they out thought and outplayed us completely. Fr one of the greatest upsets in cricketing history

When bumrah failed to drop head even after so many incredible deliveries, I somehow knew it was over. Luck was simply not on our side. Any other day, those would have taken an edge and been caught behind.

So true. Same way sa would have won on other days too. It was just not meant to be.

Exactly. This final, we literally had everything going our way. Kohli top scorer hoke bhi, India ne jeet Liya. Generally in such matches, our bowlers make sure we lose. But crazy death bowling (against Pak, Aus, Eng & SA) is because it was meant to be. Also, the Miller wicket is actually a 6 but at that point in time in the match, the boundary rope was a bit behind the originally placed cushion allowing SKY to take that sensational catch. Matlab all the signs since beginning of the tournament just led up to the trophy as if this is meant to be.

The boundary rope was where it was throughout the match, not just ‘at that point’. It was moved back during India’s innings itself by the groundsman , SKY also mentioned this in a post.

Very well said, had there been KL here both would have ended up playing stat padder innings and messed up on the target. How I wish Axar was part of the final instead of KL in the WC final last year. Glad that KL was not in the 11 this time around. Boy, Axar deserves all the accolades as well, been a gem throughout the tournament.

Yeah but if axar had been in the team instead of kl in 23 wc, who would have kept the wickets??

I think about this, if pandya wasn't injured/ was fit before the final and if pant was in the squad, we would have easily gained momentum in batting or picked wickets in the middle overs.

That wicket was really planned fcking well

The most honest and actually plausible answer.

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Lol.. only true answer

 Let's fucking go, one last ride in T20i for Team India I'm not losing this one.

To be honest, bowlers saved the match from 25 from 25 to win with 7 runs in hand

Yep our god tier death bowling and the unbelievable catch of Surya saved us, it was a team effort everyone contributed and we couldn't ask for a better final than this, it was perfect.

tbh bowlers fucked it too fucking 22 runs in a single over

"ye match mein kitne bhi run banau kuch behen ke lode strike rate ka randirona phir bhi karenge"

LMAO so true, people were so ready to bash him if we lost that day OMG!

and it wouldn't have even been entirely his fault, we were in a winning position until Rohit made a blunder and gave the ball to Axar, glad it all fared out well in the end and both Kohli and Rohit got their much deserved fairwell

Yeah bro that was such a blunder, Pandya had an over remaining still and still Axar got that over when spinners were getting bashed

They read the pitch wrong and should have had one less spinner & Siraj instead of one spinner.

Atherton said on recent Sky podcast with Nasser that most of the times cricket pundits make narrative after the incident and gsme has happened.

>strike rate ka randirona phir bhi karenge Virat when he's on low strike : Virat tukli, he is not suited for T20 Virat when tries going high strike rate even on 120 par pitches: why is Virat not playing sensibly, he should be more responsible and anchor Virat's reaction: 🤡

Manjay Sanjerekar and Gunil Savaskar

Gu Khavaskar

piddu saaji

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True, my whole family was saying that he is playing very slow I said them wait for his 50 and then booom, He hits a cracking six right after his 50 and they all started clapping and jumping😂

India ko match jita ke Paneer Khurchan khaunga

Garlic naan khaunga

Don't forget Dal Makhni as well.

Aur phir raat ko tv dekhte hue fun flips pelunga

Sabse pehle Ram ke Chole Bhature khaunga

Aur redi se cassata ice cream

Gulab jamun

Fir Anushka ko .......

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Fun flips

do glass lassi bhi

nahi chole bathure lol

tu Virat hai ben stokes

"ye wala pose mere biography m mast rahega."

😂

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This is a chance for India, anyhow I have to stay till the end.

"el Clasico"

of chokers they were choking in the battle of choking even in the last over they were trying to outchoke each other pure gold

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Eventually SA won the choking cup.

I'm going back to old ways

Wasn't this when the innings just started and Rohit was still at the crease?

Exactly!! Tabhi ki hai

I’m surprised people didn’t know this. You could literally take any picture and put it anywhere people would believe it .

True, you can remove the 3 wickets down piece but the rest is still valid

"*I'm gonna fcking win it for us this time*"

This one right here, goosebumps

**I Am VIRAT KOHLI**

Ah shit,here we go again https://preview.redd.it/u15l2pvua4ad1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=725e2f520f8cd3bd4b39b0a4ae8095fc98c9ac96

Manjrekar, Gavaskar sabka muh band karna hai aaj BC !!

Sanju is still saying bowling saved kolhi and he played slow as hardik got only 2 deliveries to play.

Sanju is a failed irrelevant cricketer, clearly jealous of Kohli. So, who gives a shit what he has to say.

Ma ki ch** SA ke samne thodi choke krenge.Maar Dallo ko.

Gavaskar sahab ki bolti permanent band krke hi jaunga aaj

Fuck it I'm Virat Kohli.

He is reminding himself that he is Virat Kohli 🐐

After couple of months , star sports will surely bring QnA about this with virat.

South Africa me chole bhature milte honge kya ? Runs kitne bhi Bumrah sambhal lega, or kuldeep bhi hai. World Cup jeeta or celebration me chole nahi mile to ben strocks kya karunga.... Batting ko Axer aaya... Aare bC sahi shot mara re, isse sex bhi marna aata hai?... Yeh IPL me kon se team me khelta hai? 🤔🤔 Aare, run bhagna hai.. iski to Rabada.. Rukh Teri ga*d Marta hu .. Iss ben ki 50 hogai.. bhi dikhata hu.. Yeh le six, yeh le four... Aare... Yaar saale ne catch pakad liya.. chodo sahi khela Tera Bhai... Ab odi me inki leta hu..

People won't appreciate his knock just cuz Klaasen destroyed some spinners. His innings saved us from a collapse that day

Just take out 6 balls and 22 runs from klaasen knock look it's normal.

"Yeh Jay Shah meh sala creativity nam ka cheez hi nahi hai. Bar bar ek hi script use karta hai ben stokes"

Nah I'd Win

Agar mai out hogaya bc laude lag jayenge

"MRF ZLX, for sheer comfort and long lasting"

"Ek over mein tees run maarunga terko dalle" 🧌

He was like "dhatt bc inka roj ka hai pehle Rcb mai and abhi India mai gya toh team 120 bhi bana payega aur mai firse trophy nhi jeet paunga" Fir bhi kuch la*** fans strike rate ka rr karte hai

That pose was at the start of the innings when not a single ball was bowled,not when score was 34-3.

yup , was looking for this comment

First things first I'ma say all the words inside my head I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh The way that things have been, oh-ooh Second thing second Don't you tell me what you think that I could be I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh-ooh The master of my sea, oh-ooh Pain! You made me a, you made me a believer, believer Pain! You break me down and build me up, believer, believer Pain! Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain My life, my love, my drive, it came from... Pain! You made me a, you made me a believer, believer. >This is an apt song for him at this particular moment I feel

lol

Aaj run banake haar gye to yeh log strike rate ka chutiyapa karenge benstokes

this wasn't the visual after the wickets rather before the innings started.

"Chiku aaj ya tu world cup jitake retire karega ya phir gali khake"

https://i.redd.it/6o800b66o4ad1.gif

Goat hu goat BAKRI nahi💎

"Chain kuli ki main kuli"


You know that moment in Ms Dhoni: the untold story, where when he's in the ground during finals. And the director beautifully shows all the previous versions(past) of MSD on strike. It's simply put to show how all the experiences he accumulated came into play at that time. For Kohli too, ig it's THAT moment where he kinda needed to realise all the experiences, his legendary career, his agressive gameplay of past, etc. In simple words, he needed to realise he's the fckng GOAT. And he did it with that beautiful knock 🔥. That's why he's the GOAT! He's not pregnant but he always delivers when it's needed the most.

Agar aaj mere run banane ke baad nhi jeete to strike rate ka chutiyapa karenge benstokes

"Bhai tu Virat hai Virat, tu nahi to koi nahi"

Ye saale Maharaj ko ek hi over me 30 marrunga dalle ko

dude had to remind himself that he's Virat Kohli

Meanwhile virat pressure situation me hi aana hota h pressure ko /s

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That was actually before the start of match.

Ben strokes

He reminded himself that he's Virat Kholi.

I know I can do it, I have to do for Rahul Bhai and Rohit! They deserve it more than I do!

Nope Virat and Rahul Dravid deserved it more than Rohit. India deserved it above all. Rohit already had one. Virat never had any despite dominating the WCs like no one before and after.

By that logic even virat had 2011 world cup and both of them had 2013 champions trophy All of them deserved thay trophy equally

Humare 3 wicket git chuke hain benstokes uske upar inke spinner ball aise nachwa rahe hain jaise Disha Patani. Mera form bhi shi nhi chal raha. Kya aise spinner ke saath khel ke jitna possible hain benstokes? Kuch der baad "Nah I'll win".....

Bc aaj bhi nhi chala to kya hoga

This was absolute cinema

Agar abhi form me nahi aaya toh zindagi bhar regret rahega iss baat ka

Match ke baad Chole Bhature pelunga. Anushka ko kuch nahi pata chalega.

Well need to give credit for Axar for taking pressure off him and giving invaluable contribution at that time

Garlic naan khaaunga

“maaru ya na maaru raat ko anushka hai mood sahi karne ke liye”

Not again. I can't let this happen again. I need to bat till 20 overs. India needs me. It's okay. I can do this . I am a warrior and a saint.

"ram k chole bhature pelunga "

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If I stay till the last over, we will win this match. Had he stayed till the end it would have been a good innings on it's own, regardless of pitch, match situation or result.

BenStokes ab phir reddit se tuktuk ki gaali padhegi iss collapse ko bachaya toh

Just so you know.... This was when our batting didn't even started.... He might be telling himself to give his best and make up for the failure in super 8 by scoring important runs in finals..... And HE DID🐐

Match ke baad " dal makhni khaunga, paneer kurchan khaaunga ,garlic naan khaunga "

"Ah shit, here we go again."

"Yahaaa agar me nahi khela, to ek aur final haar jeeyenge hum. Mujhe ek end pakadke rakhna hi hogaa"

muft ka chandan, ghis mere nandan

Bro totally skipped the world cup and started with his ipl form lmao

Virat is king for a reason

I am Virat kohli.

“C’mon cheeks you gotta do it for the last time”

Kon bachayega inlogo ko mere jane ke baad T20Is mein ben stokes. Abhi strike rate ka rona karenge aur phir agle saal laut aao kohli bhai ka

This was before starting the innings , it was due to him not being able to perform in group stage he took the opportunity and made us win

"Match ke baad dabake Ram ke chole kulche khaunga"

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Aaj mujhe Anushka aur apne bachhe ki izzat ke liye bhi khelna hai, India ne itna kuch diya, have to be the Virat today !!

I personally think he was just thinking about the game in hand. Knowing who Virat is, I am sure he can disconnect himself from records and stuffs during matches.

Kohli🔥

“Fuck it, I’m Virat Kohli”

"I am Virat Kohli"

I'm so back at it

Whatever it takes!

"Tere ko 30 run marunga ek over me, dalle"

Ye match jeet jaate hai, fir retirement leke ram ke chhole bhature dabaunga.

Fuck it. I am him.

Ek baar century lag jaye bas

_'What would Ben Stokes do in this situation?'_

Koach: mujhko aisa dhak dhak horela hai..

11 saal ke Finals ka badla semi final ka badla, sabka badla lega tera kohli- his own words he told me on the phone 😌

I'm fucking Virat Kohli. I got this

“Bas mai 20 over tik jaaun toh run toh ban hi jaenge. Baaki Bumrah sambhal lega”

When this picture was taken. India was 0-0. It was a moment before the first ball.

God bestows his strongest solders with toughest challenges.

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" Tere ko to 30 marunga dalle".

But he delivered 👍

“IM HIM”

🗯️“Jab matter bada hai, sabka baap khada hai”

This is at the start of the innings

Anushka kya kar rahi hogi? BC aj hi kyu nahi ayu wo

"Ah shit! Here we go again."

Thala ka aashirwaad maang raha and hence “7”6

Ye tumhari akhri race ho sakti hai Milkha Singh Doodunga bhi waise hi

Yet again.

"Chain kuli ki main kuli"

50 karu yaa 100

Poora tournament nahi khelga hu ... I don't want 9 other players effort who have actually played and brought us till here , go waste . They deserve it more than me ,,, shaktiiiii ma shaktiiiiiii

Only he can tell, bruh 🤪

Mkc match khatam hone doo fir chhole bhature pelunga

 I am Kohli

"Please bhagwan aaj toh kuch run bana lene do"

Chain khuli ki main khuli

Let's focus on present moment, let's play till 10 overs first.

Even if you ask him, he's gonna give a generic answer. He gave an interview on Star about the Pakistan game and it was the most generic answers. Same for Pant speaking about the Gabba, bro you didn't even realize what you've done. You just went and did it, never let the occasion get to you, but he won't say that because his thinking is now influenced by the outside noise of it being the greatest ever series win by India. Same for Virat. I don't even care at 34/3, I wanna know what he was thinking after the 24 run over. Did he have regrets? Which were the balls he was replaying in his head that he defended in order to get to a 50, which could've been dispatched on a flat pitch? How early did he think SA would chase 30 off 30, and how many followers would he have to report to the cops because they were gonna abuse the heck out of him and his family? At 34/3 we know what he was thinking "I have to stay here and accelerate at the end after my milestone".

Yaar I should have not eaten so much butter chicken

"I'm Virat Kohli and I'm the best."

The hate he would have got if India lost.....it would all have been on him and even former England captain Naser Hussain mentioned it

Bat ka grip...

34-3 India VK in his mind: VK: I'm not as strong as others. VK's Dad: No, you're stronger. (THOR Ragnarok type)

If I'm going out I'll be swinging for the fences

"One last dance bhai tu virat kohli hai"

He just reminded himself that he is Virat kohli and played the important knock, which he wasn't able to do in his previous innings.

"Tiger hai tu ,ROAR !! "

Well paid kohli

Ye siddhu ki commentary ne dimag ka ghosda kar diya he

Let' see, it is my last match and world cup final, i am gonna give my best, let's take the game deep,now or never Virat give it your all again for the nation in your last match here, i will do it, i am Virat Kohli !!!! Everything aside, he must have tried to stay positive and pepped himself up

It was before the start of the game