'The greatest ever judge of a chase I have ever seen'

Another masterful chase from Virat Kohli got the Twitter world talking

27-Mar-2016

Among the first to congratulate Virat Kohli was his idol and the man many Indians are beginning to compare Kohli with.

Woooow @imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! #IndvsAus
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 27, 2016

Great knock by @imVkohli Reminded me of one of your many special innings buddy !!!!! https://t.co/3gDmKAJR0Z
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 27, 2016

And Kohli convinced at least one of his doubters.

Well to be fair, he definitely stepped it up for this T 20 World Cup. Too good in the end
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) March 27, 2016

Was there anyone better at hunting down targets?

No question @imVkohli is the greatest ever judge of a chase I have ever seen ... Cool as you like .. #Timing #Genius #INDvAUS
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 27, 2016

Weren't you supposed to slog in T20s?

Kohli played five majestic cover drives to win it. Classical skill & technique will ALWAYS win cricket matches, any format, any opponent
— Ed Smith (@edsmithwriter) March 27, 2016

The praise poured in from team-mates...

Sandstorm from sachin at Sharjah,and the hailstorm in Mohali from @imVkohli should be written in the same paragraph. #chasemaster
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) 28 March 2016

Well what can I say ! There are players who r in form and there is @imVkohli who wins you games again and again ! Hats of you beauty
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) 27 March 2016

Brilliant chase from the chase master. Great batting mate #TeamIndia
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) March 27, 2016

Hard to believe this guy is jst a human being .. Hats off https://t.co/aOjUh5NviM
— Bhuvneshwar Kumar (@BhuviOfficial) March 27, 2016

... and others.

Well... That innings was a different level...
Not a lot more to say really...
Absolutely shattered. Beaten by 1 cricketing genius. #toogood
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) 27 March 2016

He is just an unbelievable batsman! No need to say anymore
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) March 27, 2016

Have been watching cricket for a while. Dazed by what I saw today. Unbelievable Virat! #WT20 #IndvsAus
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) March 27, 2016

Roadworks sign .. Danger , Genius at Work #Kohli
— David 'Bumble' Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) March 27, 2016

Just saw some of @imVkohli innings tonight,special! nice to see someone who enjoys the big stage and the big moments.
— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) March 27, 2016

Some had to rework their all-time XIs.

There goes my boyhood hero GR Viswanath from the All Time India XI. It now reads Sehwag, Gavaskar, Dravid, Tendulkar, Kohli...
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) March 27, 2016

Others brought up sport's (at least football's) favourite challenge.

Can he do it on a rainy day in Stoke tho? #kohli #wellplayed
— Reece JW Topley (@reece_topley) March 27, 2016

Australia's captain agreed his team was taken down by a masterful innings.

Smith: "That was a pretty serious innings, under pressure, hit everything off the middle, and in the gaps"https://t.co/hg4xAnCl3B #WT20
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 27, 2016

Going by his record and form, you can be confident Kohli can chase this down too, sarcasm or not.

At this rate @imVkohli will be as good as @root66 one day ! Not sure who @englandcricket will meet in the final now !
— andrew flintoff (@flintoff11) March 27, 2016

The way he is playing, a former team-mate thinks India could win the World T20.

I Have a feeling!! This might just be @imVkohli 's world t20. That was masterclass. Take a bow bud!! Kudos!!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) March 27, 2016

But, for that to happen, India's other batsmen would need to step up.

Virat is just addicted to greatness. His performance today should inspire the rest of the batsmen to raise their game. Bowling was excellent
— Ambati Rayudu (@RayuduAmbati) March 27, 2016

Dhoni: "We are still batting at 60-65%, barring Virat"https://t.co/hg4xAnCl3B #INDvAUS #WT20
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 27, 2016

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