Published 15:41 IST, November 11th 2022

'Disappointment in our hearts': Virat Kohli looks back at India's journey in T20 World Cup

The 34-year-old Virat Kohli smashed four half-centuries in the tournament but his effort did not end up in glory as the men in blue came up short.

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Virat Kohli h a dream run with bat at T20 World Cup in Australia.  former India skipper ended his campaign as leing run-getter in  tournament with 296 runs from 6 innings. Kohli has also won two 'player of match' awards and scored four fifty-plus scores. Despite fantastic performance from 'King Kohli', Team India crashed out at semi-final st after England handed m 10 wickets trashing on vember 10th. Following loss, Kohli t only expressed his disappointment but also sent a special mess to Indian fans down under.

Virat Kohli falls short of achieving dream

34-year-old smashed four half-centuries in tournament but his effort did t end up in glory as men in blue came up short. After heartbreaking loss, Virat Kohli posted a mess on Twitter saying, "We leave Australian shores short of achieving our dream and with disappointment in our hearts but we can take back a lot of memorable moments as a group and aim to get better from here on.

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former skipper also thanked Indian supporters for turning out in huge numbers during matches. He ded, "Thank you to all our fans who turned up in huge numbers throughout to support us in stiums. Always feel proud to wear this jersey and represent our country".

T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli breaks 4000 runs barrier in T20Is

Even though India's journey ended in semi-final st, re was something to cheer for Virat Kohli during India vs England semi-final match as he ded yet fear to his cap. Kohli became first player in world to score 4000 runs in T20 Internationals. He smashed 50 off 40 balls, which included four boundaries and one six to bring up 4000 runs in T20I cricket. Coming into match against England, Kohli needed 42 runs to achieve feat and his incredible kck helped India post a target of 169 runs on board. Earlier, Kohli surpassed Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene to become leing run-scorer in T20 World Cup history. Despite a relatively slow start to year with bat, Kohli ended year with 781 runs in 20 innings at a staggering aver of 55.78.

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11:59 IST, November 11th 2022