Virat Kohli has helped India secure the T20 World Cup with a player-of-the-match performance against South Africa, then immediately announced his retirement from the format. Kohli, the second highest run-scorer in the history of T20 internationals behind his triumphant captain Rohit Sharma, hit 76 from 59 balls as his side edged a last-over thriller by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday.
Having scored just 75 runs in his previous seven innings, he more than doubled his tournament tally in 59 deliveries at the Kensington Oval as he anchored the innings and led his side to a winning total of 7-176. For an India side who have finished as runners-up five times in ICC finals in the past decade, spanning all three formats, this was a moment of catharsis. “It’s hard to sum up what we’ve been through...