Why Kohli Doesn't Deserve The Blame For India's Defeat

Virat Kohli has an average of 63 while chasing a score and had averaged above 50 in theWorld Cup when he faltered in the Semi-Final against Australia. Call it expectation or just pure impatience, all of our Indian media and fans jumped up in despair when Kohli departed and all kinds of abuses were thrown at him, his family and his girlfriend, Anushka Sharma. What we forgot in that moment of heat is that it's just a game, and we lost because we didn't perform well as a team. It was not because of an individual's performance or because of losing the toss at the start and surely it wasn't because of Anushka Sharma in the stands. We played badly and the better team won.

Kohli doesn't deserve to be blamed for India's loss in the Semi-Finals against Australia and here's why:

1. One Failure Is Not A Testament Of His Career

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A single failure does not define a sportsperson because even Michael Jordan missed more than 9000 shots in his career. It's the consistency which matters. Nobody would have been more distraught than Kohli himself after playing that shot, we all know how angry he feels when he throws his wicket away. It must have been gut-wrenching for him to leave the team in that massive chase, but this failure will not define him.

2. Because We Failed Collectively As A Team

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Kohli didn't score. Fine. If that was his mistake then so was Suresh Raina's, Ravindra Jadeja' s and every other player's who could not get us over the line. We were beaten, not as individuals but as a team and in all departments of the game. In a defeat at this big stage it is the collective responsibility of the team. It would have been nice if India won because of Kohli's individual blitzkrieg, but it wasn't meant to be. So let's just leave it at that.

3. We Are Humans And All Of Us Make Mistakes

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All of us make mistakes, and that's how we learn. And believe it or not I feel like punching the person who tells me how to do my job and even more so those people who do not have a clue about what I do. So, for the umpteenth time...just leave the boy to the capable hands of international coaches. They know better than us.

4. He Is A Proven Winner

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Virat Kohli is a proven winner. He has an average of 63 while chasing a target which is enough to justify that he likes to prove his worth while chasing down big runs. It just didn't come off in the Semis. And moreover, the IPL is next. He will continue to entertain us and for that we must be grateful to this player and not diss him every time

5. He Is Our Best Chance At The Next World Cup In 2019

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Virat has been a part of this team for a long time. He was there when we won the World Cup last time and the Champions Trophy thereafter. He knows the importance of big tournaments and how to approach big games. He will be a core member of the squad in the next World Cup and maybe even the Captain. He has a lot to offer to the Indian team in the foreseeable future and who knows he might even win us the next World Cup!