‘Kohli-level chase’: Web reacts as Afghanistan stun Pakistan by 8 wickets

A piece of followers drew comparisons between Afghanistan’s chase of 283 runs with the type of batting which the Indian group has demonstrated within the World Cup to date. “It is a Kohli-level run chase”, commented a fan, referring to the in-form Indian batter Virat Kohli.

Notably, Afghanistan received the match by 8 wickets. Put to bowl first, the group conceded 282 runs towards Pakistan, which was thought-about to be sufficient on the Chepauk observe which was seen to be helping the spinners. Nevertheless, the Afghan batters ended up comfortably chasing the goal within the forty ninth over.

The tone for the run-chase was set by Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) and Ibrahim Zadran (87), who shared a 130-run opening partnership. The latter was awarded because the participant of the match. 

“Mark my phrases this Afghanistan group will go a great distance by the subsequent world cup and I wont be stunned in the event that they win a number of extra on this world cup as effectively! Havent seen this type of expertise in a very long time as every of them are of their early 20’s! (sic),” former Indian skipper Kris Srikanth posted on social media platform X.

Listed below are a few of the distinguished reactions: