Virat Kohli reveals defeat that was too tough to swallow
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Virat Kohli reflects on his most difficult career defeats during ICC World Cup tournaments.
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- Virat Kohli identified the 2019 World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand as his most painful cricketing experience.
- The cricketer also discussed his difficulty processing the 2023 World Cup final defeat against Australia.
- Kohli expressed that his motivation for the upcoming 2027 tournament is high as he plans for it to be his final World Cup.
- The player highlighted the mental challenges associated with major tournament losses.
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““Playing Australia in the 2015 semifinal, you are very well aware of your strength and weaknesses and Australia is always difficult. We always knew that if it gets to a massive score, it will be tough, and that is what happened. They were phenomenal. “But 2019 was a jolt for us. 240... it rained out. Had we played that day, things would have been different. But next morning, fresh new ball attack. They got the best of the conditions and they put us under attack and they banked on the hesitation that we had. “That was too tough to swallow and process. I was distraught. After that I was totally gone mentally for a couple of months,””
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…in the 49th over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who took three wickets in the game, recently described the defeat as "heartbreaking". Kohli agreed with his former India team-mate, admitting that the loss left him distraught. “Playing Australia in the 2015 semifinal, you are very well aware of your strength and weaknesses and Australia is always difficult. We always knew that if it gets to a massive score, it will be tough, and that is what happened. They were phenomenal. “But 2019 was a jolt for us. 240... it rained out. Had we played that day, things would have been different. But next morning, fresh new ball attack. They got the best of the conditions and they put us under attack and they banked on the hesitation that we had. “That was too tough to swallow and process. I was distraught. After that I was totally gone mentally for a couple of months,” he told JioStar ahead of India’s first ODI against West Indies. Kohli remembers 2023 dressing-room atmosphere Kohli viewed India's run to the 2023 World Cup final differently, describing the campaign as a "massive step…
““Before we won the IPL in 2025, I used to get flashbacks of the 2016 final. I feel the same about the World Cup final as well.”
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…Ahmedabad, another result that Kohli found difficult to process. He compared the feeling to the flashbacks he experienced after the 2016 IPL final, which continued until Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL in 2025. “Before we won the IPL in 2025, I used to get flashbacks of the 2016 final. I feel the same about the World Cup final as well. “I was playing on 54 and had set myself up for a big hundred; like, if I got 140-150, we would be in a great position to win that game. “But as soon as I played on, it was very tough to process for many days. And you…
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