IND vs SA ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final: Why is selfish trending for Virat Kohli? Check Reason

India left South Africa needing to chase 177 runs after setting the greatest total in a T20 World Cup final. Virat Kohli is receiving criticism on social media, despite his crucial 76 runs in 59 balls.

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IND vs SA ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final

IND vs SA ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final: Since India has produced the highest total in a T20 World Cup final, South Africa will need to win by 177 runs. Is it sufficient, though? Virat Kohli was the star player, trying to salvage India's position with 76 runs in 59 balls. However, he still has to deal with a lot of backlash on social media.

Social Media Backlash

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Selfish is trending on x (formally Twitter). So far 28.6k posts have been made with this hashtag. People are expressing anger against Virat Kohli on social media. People are saying that "Who scores 50 in 48 balls? That too in a World Cup final." Actually in IND vs SA ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final, Virat Kohli played such an innings that if India wins, he will be applauded and if it loses, he will be trolled. But the responsibility with which he played it only shows his strong mentality and top class experience.

Current Match Status

People are trolling Virat Kohli by making memes on social media. At the same time, some people are also seen supporting him. Meantime let us tell you about the current status of the match. Jasprit Bumrah's incredible outswinger ends Rezza Hendricks' run. It beats the batter on the outer edge and is longer, tailing in from wide of the crease. With this South Africa score 11 runs in 2 overs with a loss of 1 wicket.

Both Teams Playing XI

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

IND Vs SA ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final