Updated On: 24 October, 2022 07:32 AM IST | Melbourne | R Kaushik
Superstar Virat rules over arch-rivals Pakistan with a brilliant 53-ball 82 not out as India register four-wicket win off the last-ball in humdinger at Melbourne

An ecstatic Virat Kohli after India’s victory over Pakistan at Melbourne yesterday. Pic/Getty Images, Imaging/Sunil Haralkar
For large pockets of India’s chase at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday night, it appeared as if only one team was in the hunt, and that team didn’t answer to the name of India. Then, Virat Kohli shed his slumber, turning the clock back in stunning fashion to conjure a most memorable four-wicket win over Pakistan.
The Super 12s of the T20 World Cup officially kicked off on Saturday, but it was as if the tournament only came to life on Sunday. The cauldron that is the MCG, populated by more than 90,000 raucous fans, wasn’t for the weak-hearted even among the audience. Out in the middle, there was no scope for nerves and tension, which is easier said than done given how much hinges on the outcome of every Indo-Pak contest.