Virat Kohli was the biggest wicket that changed the entire pace in the ODI World Cup, believes Ravi Shastri

Kohli is currently in South Africa and will now take part in the upcoming Test series against SA which is scheduled to start from December 26 and the first match will be played at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa .

New Delhi: Former India captain Ravi Shastri praised Virat Kohli for his heroics in the recently concluded ODI World Cup where India lost the final to Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Kohli was the highest run-getter of the tournament as he scored 765 runs and also won the man of the tournament award for his impressive performance with the bat in the marquee event.

Former India coach Shastri revealed that Kohli’s wicket was the game-changer for India in the World Cup.

“There are very few ambassadors of Test cricket like Virat Kohli. He brings energy to the field as a captain and as a player. In the World Cup final, he was the biggest wicket that changed the entire tempo of the match and silenced the crowd,” said Ravi Shastri.

Kohli is currently in South Africa and will now take part in the upcoming Test series against SA which is scheduled to start from December 26 and the first match will be played at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa .

India Test squad for South Africa: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk).