Updated On: 24 October, 2021 09:55 PM IST | Dubai | ANI
Virat Kohli brought up his 29th half-century in the 18th over of the innings and he changed his batting gears upon reaching the landmark

IPL 2021/Pic: AFP
India skipper Virat Kohli once again showed what it takes to be a big match player as he hit a quality 57 to take India to a respectable 150/7 in their 20 overs against Pakistan in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Put into bat, India got off to the worst start possible as it was once again a left-arm pacer who came in to haunt the Indian top order after Mohammad Amir had rocked the lineup in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. Shaheen Shah Afridi got the better of Rohit Sharma (0) and KL Rahul (3) and the Men in Blue were reduced to 6/2 in the third over. Suryakumar Yadav then joined skipper Virat Kohli in the middle and the hopes were high from them.