Virat Kohli, the leading run-getter in T20 World Cups, ended his career on a high note with a trophy in his hand as India beat South Africa in the final to win the tournament for a second time. Kohli, who won the Under-19 World Cup as a captain, ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013 now has won every trophy there was to be won in white-ball cricket at the highest level.
This was Kohli’s sixth T20 World Cup and the leading run-getter in tournament history finally got his hands on the elusive trophy. Many drew parallels between Kohli’s achievement and the 2011 World Cup win for Sachin Tendulkar since that was also his sixth World Cup. With Kohli winning it now in 2024, an eight-year-old post has gone viral which predicted that the former India captain will win the T20 World Cup in his sixth attempt.
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