Virat Kohli: Man who makes steep run-chases look ridiculously easy

Kolkata, March 30: There was a time when temperamental and behavioural issues often snatched the spotlight away from his undoubted talent. But years on, the ice-cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pressure-cooker situations is not only consistently winning matches for India, but also provoking comparisons with cricket's all-time greats.

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The masterclass batsman is making the most difficult of run chases look simple. He remains unfazed if wickets fall in a heap at the other end amid a mounting asking rate. (Kohli breaks Gayle record)

Virat Kohli: Man who makes steep run-chases look ridiculously easy — Virat Kohli scored 82* off 51 balls chasing a target of 161 against Australia

Trust him to steer his side home at the end. With his conventional cricketing shots and tattooed hands guiding the ball slowly but surely, Kohli has already emerged as a phenomenon, a part of cricketing folklore in India.

In the latest instance where he got a step closer to perfecting the art of a run hunt, Kohli pulled off a brilliant win against Australia to pilot his side to the World Twenty20 semi-final.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the winning runs, Kohli was unconquered with a fairy tale 51-ball 82. (I am less special than Sachin Tendulkar: Virat Kohli)" title="(World T20: Dwayne Bravo challenges MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh to perform 'Champion' dance)

India needed to overhaul the visitors' challenging 160 in a virtual quarter-final of the World T20. With the other batsmen struggling at the other end, Kohli ran hard between the wickets, converting the singles into twos and pounced upon the loose balls with aplomb.

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the winning runs, Kohli was unconquered with a fairy tale 51-ball 82. (I am less special than Sachin Tendulkar: Virat Kohli)" />(World T20: Dwayne Bravo challenges MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh to perform 'Champion' dance)

India needed to overhaul the visitors' challenging 160 in a virtual quarter-final of the World T20. With the other batsmen struggling at the other end, Kohli ran hard between the wickets, converting the singles into twos and pounced upon the loose balls with aplomb.

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit the winning runs, Kohli was unconquered with a fairy tale 51-ball 82. (I am less special than Sachin Tendulkar: Virat Kohli)