New Delhi. Former Pakistan cricketer Azhar Ali’s house was saved from destruction due to Virat Kohli’s early dismissal. Had Kohli scored runs, he would have set the rowdy Azhar’s house on fire. The Pakistani player himself has disclosed this. Virat Kohli is the master of run chase. He has hit 22 of his 46 ODI centuries while successfully chasing the target for India, which is a record. Former Indian captain Kohli loves playing against Pakistan.

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Kohli averages 48.72 against this team in ODIs and 81.33 in T20s. However, he also flopped against Pakistan on some important occasions. In the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy, he was able to score only 5 runs off 9 balls, but Azhar Ali’s house was saved due to his early dismissal.

Azhar Ali Missed Catch

Actually Virat Kohli got life on the 8th ball of his innings. His catch was missed by Azhar Ali at first slip. Azhar was horrified after missing the catch. He himself recently disclosed this. After missing the catch of Virat Kohli, he started feeling a lot of pressure. In the show ‘Hasna Mana Hai’, Azhar revealed that if Kohli had scored big, he was scared thinking what the whole country would say to him. He started fearing that his house would be destroyed.

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Virat Kohli Out On the Next Ball

Although Kohli was out on the very next ball. After which Azhar’s life came to life. In response to the target of 339 runs given by Pakistan, Team India was all out for 158 runs in 30.3 overs and Pakistan also won the title by winning the final match by 180 runs. Azhar scored 59 runs in the final. At the same time, Fakhar Zaman played an inning of 114 runs. Hardik Pandya scored the maximum 76 runs from India.