In frustration after losing a chance to end the game for India, Virat Kohli slaps his head

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul forged a game-winning combination as India survived a top-order collapse to defeat Australia in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 opener on Sunday. India was in danger at 2/3.

Chasemaster Kohli once again shown why he has earned the moniker with a magnificent effort that was constructed under duress with Australia’s bowlers on top.

When Mitchell Marsh dropped an easy catch of the India star with just 12 on the board, Kohli took advantage of the early reprieve.

When a pull shot terminated his innings on 85, he had already scored a half-century and seemed on track to reach a century.

In later clips, Kohli can be seen repeatedly smacking himself on the forehead, clearly angry at not being able to carry India to victory after having brought them so close.

KL Rahul hit the winning six as India sealed a stunning six-wicket victory in Chennai to begin their world cup campaign. The two of them had created a partnership of 165 runs together.

Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia, made the decision to bat first, and Jasprit Bumrah struck first when Mitchell Marsh was out after being caught by Virat Kohli in the slips on zero.

Before India’s spinners grabbed control, David Warner and Steve Smith spearheaded the comeback from the first shock. Ravindra Jadeja took advantage of the sluggish pitch by adjusting his line and length to shine with the ball and end with figures of 3/28 from 10 overs.

Australia was bowled out for 199 thanks to the efforts of Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, R Ashwin, and Hardik Pandya, who each claimed two wickets.

However, Australia gave India a major fright after dismissing both openers, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, for a duck apiece, as well as No. 4 Shreyas Iyer, for zero.

a level-headed Being given an early life to restart the chase allowed Kohli to restore his composure. On Wednesday, India will play again when they travel to Delhi to take on Afghanistan.