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Cricket is no less than a religion in India. And for millions of its die-hard fans in this part of the world, there is perhaps no greater joy than to see the Indian cricket team do well on the field. Exactly that is what transpired at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday as India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to register a thrilling 4-wicket win against arch-rivals Pakistan.
While India were down and out in their pursuit of 160, champion batter Virat Kohli led India to what will go down in history as a famous win. From 31/4, the Men in Blue went on to win the match in the last ball which was played over the in-field brilliantly by R Ashwin. As soon as the winning run was completed, there was sheer bliss and ecstasy for Team India fans.
Forget the fans, even the legends of the game, like former India opener Sunil Gavaskar danced in joy at the MCG as soon as India crossed the winning line.
Watch the video of Gavaskar's dance here:
"Well, it's a surreal atmosphere. I honestly have no words. I have no idea how that happened. Hardik kept telling me, just believe we can stay till the end. I'm lost for words. Well, I think when Shaheen bowled from the Pavilion end, I told Hardik we have to take him down. The calculation was simple. Nawaz had one over to bowl, so if I could take Haris down, they would panic," Kohli said after the match after he was declared the Player of the Match.
"It came down to 16 off 6. I'm kind of lost for words. (The two sixes off Rauf) It's just instinctively I saw it, told myself to stay still. The one at long-on was unexpected, it was a back-of-a-length slower ball. The fine leg one, I just threw my bat at it. Till today I said Mohali was my best T20 innings. Then I got 82 off 52, today I got 82 off 53. Both are just as special. All these months when I was struggling, you guys [the crowd] kept me going. Thank you so much," he added.
