The 2022 T20 World Cup turned out to be another tournament to be forgotten for the Indian cricket team as they were knocked out in the semi-finals extending their nine-year drought for an ICC event trophy. The Men in Blue faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of England by a margin of 10 wickets.
While India will not look back fondly at the tournament, former skipper Virat Kohli gave them moments to remember from the competition. Kohli’s unbeaten knock of 82 in 53 balls in the tournament opener against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will be remembered for ages to come by the fans of the sport as the 34-year-old helped India script a memorable victory from the jaws of defeat.
How Virat Kohli performed at the 2022 T20 World Cup?
| Match no. | Opponent | Venue | Runs | Date |
| 1 | Pakistan | Melbourne | 82* | 23th October |
| 2 | Netherlands | Sydney | 62* | 27th October |
| 3 | South Africa | Perth | 12 | 30th October |
| 4 | Bangladesh | Adelaide | 64* | 2nd November |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | Melbourne | 26 | 6th November |
| SF | England | Adelaide | 50 | 10th November |
With a total of 296 runs in six games at an incredible average of 99 and strike-rate of 136; Virat Kohli is the tournament’s top-scorer. Kohli scored a total of four half-centuries in this edition which makes him the first player to achieve the milestone in two different editions of the tournament.
Apart from a rare off-day in India’s defeat against South Africa and a sluggish outing against Zimbabwe, Kohli looked in incredible touch and certainly was back to his best. Throughout the tournament, he proved to be the anchor who the entire Indian batting unit played around. With the openers failing in almost every game, Kohli walked in early in all six games but managed to get the Indians innings back on track on every occasion.
Through his incredible performances in the tournament, Kohli achieved the tag of being the top-scorer in the T20 WC history. The former India captain has a total of 1141 runs in 27 games at an incredible average of 81.50. Despite this incredible record in the competition, Kohli is yet to lift the trophy in his career.
