Twitter Reaction: Virat Kohli receives great adulation for his batting show

West Indies slammed brakes on India’s World T20 journey after they beat the hosts by 7 wickets set up a title clash with England on Sunday.

India were put to bat first by the Calypso Kings and began well wit Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane putting up a 62 run opening wicket stand. However, Sharma was made to depart soon. Sharma’s dismissal brought in India’s most reliable batsman Virat Kohli at the crease.

The Delhi lad continued his extraordinary form and began scoring run with ease. The run rate began to creep upwards as he pierced through the field to hit boundaries one after another.

The vice-captain reached his fifty in 33 balls in the 16th over of the match. This was his 16 T20I fifty and the third in the tournament.

Kohli became more aggressive as the death overs arrived. He along with Dhoni took the attack and mustered 65 runs off the last five overs. As usual, he was lightning quick between the wicket and with MS Dhoni converted many singles into doubles, putting a lot of pressure on the West Indies fielders.

The final overs saw a blaze of boundaries from the bat of Virat and he eventually finished with 89 runs off just 47 balls. His batting effort saw the team total balloon to 192/2 after 20 overs.

It appeared that Virat has yet again set the stage for a famous victory. But, unluckily, that was not supposed to happen as the West Indies chased down the target pretty easily in the end with the help of Lendl Simmons amazing knock.

"Not the first time I have seen Virat Kohli bat like that. I have seen him evolve as a player. He has kept improving his game," – MS Dhoni

— kanishka proothi (@imkproothi) March 31, 2016

Virat Kohli raises his bat after reaching his fifty © IDI/Getty Images #DuggOut pic.twitter.com/st2cvKEUPT

— DuggOut.com (@duggoutcricket) March 31, 2016

Remember,
Virat Kohli's life history is similar to Sachin's

ONE MAN SHOW#IndvsWI

— Scared_Soul (@Darpok_Aatma) March 31, 2016

Virat Kohli needs a whole team to himself, he can bat, bowl and field don't worry about anyone else

— Kimiz (@fknkimiz) March 31, 2016

He can bat.
He can bowl.

He can clear CA Exams in first attempt with a rank too ??Virat Kohli⚔ #IndvsWI #wt20

— Anuj Dube (@AnujDube15) March 31, 2016

100 scores of 50 or more for Virat Kohli in International Cricket. I CONSIDER MYSELF THE MOST LUCKY TO WATCH THIS LEGEND BAT!#INDvsWI

— Bajirao (@M_Ahmad07) March 31, 2016

Wish we had a player like 'VIRAT KOHLI' in our team. Its a treat to watch this man bat.

— Romana Arshad (@RomaArshadPTI) March 31, 2016

I've never seen anyone bat like the way Virat Kohli does and probably never will. Legend! #Ind #IndvsWI

— Ravi Lakra (@raviilakra) March 31, 2016

https://twitter.com/Dream_Guy10/status/715556394007662592

There is strange force saving Kohli today. Strange strange force. The bat's got 9 lives!#viratkohli

— Shayoni (@inoyash) March 31, 2016

If you ever feel down or depressed in life, Watch Virat Kohli bat. #WT20

— TOGA (@Sady_Sidd) March 31, 2016

Virat Kohli, unstoppable. He should bat with a stump to make it fair. #WT20

— Stephen Wilcox (@Sleepyhawk23) March 31, 2016

It almost hurts to see Virat Kohli bat. I mean how can someone be so good at what he does .. #WT20 #IndvsWI

— OSAMA (@JafrySahab) March 31, 2016

https://twitter.com/souvik_rt/status/715554634732060673

it's time the opposition join fans in the stands to watch Virat Kohli bat. #IndvWI

— jm8 (@Raaderer8) March 31, 2016

Congratulations Virat Kohli! Kohli's bat on fire again. #CricketWithHike @hikeapp pic.twitter.com/x2UbTB1APx

— Neha Ranjana (@NehaYagnik) March 31, 2016

Me handing Virat Kohli the book on how to bat! #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/QuROnnVa2W

— Sarcasm India (@MasterNehra) March 31, 2016

People used to wait for Sachin Tendulkar to Bat. Now people wait to watch Virat Kohli #IndvsWI

— Gurpz Nahal (@GurpzN) March 31, 2016

Oh, and how good is Virat Kohli?! The Final will certainly miss the guy. #IndvsWI #wt20

— Suraj Balakrishnan (@SurajBala) March 31, 2016

KEEP YOUR HEAD HIGH CHAMPION @imVkohli you gave your BEST throughout this #WT20 ???We are soooo #Proud of you ok..?? pic.twitter.com/02mRwf2ZE8

— Happy B'day Tass❤ (@ImVKohlisAngel) March 31, 2016

India lost but the standout performer Virat Kohli deserves all the praise.. It was literally Rest of the world vs. Kohli all this #WT20

— Razmin khan (@razmin05) March 31, 2016

@imVkohli ..though we lost..but you.played lime a champion in the whole tournament..you are the true winner..

— Reetesh (@Reeteshhandaa) March 31, 2016