India beaten, but Virat Kohli confirmed as a national hero

The hosts were bundled out of the World T20 tournament, as heroic Kohli proved that sometimes one man can't do it all

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In the end, it turned out that India's cricketing hero Virat Kohli couldn't save the day single-handed. After scoring a quite brilliant 83 off 47 balls during India's World T20 semi-final against the West Indies and then taking the wicket of the dangerous Johnson Charles when he came on to bowl, Kohli was entrusted with the task of saving the match by bowling the last over with defeat looming.

With the West Indies needing only six runs to win, the Indian captain, MS Dhoni, turned to Kohli ahead of his more recognised bowlers, hoping that his Midas touch would see them over the line. But it was not to be, and when Andre Russell deposited the fourth ball of the final over into the silent Mumbai crowd for six India had been ejected from their own party.

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