NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli appeared to be on his way to another ODI century in the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday, but Pat Cummins ended the hopes of the Indian icon and 130,000 plus fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by sending Virat back soon after he completed a half-century.
Virat was batting on 54 off 62 balls and had added 67 runs with KL Rahul for the fourth wicket in the duo's effort to repair the Indian innings from a concerning 81/3. But Cummins had him play one onto his stumps, while trying to defend the dug-in delivery rising on his toes.
It led to a stun silence in the world's largest cricket stadium, which the Australian team "acknowledged".
