IND vs PAK: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan 'in awe' of Virat Kohli, leaves all surprised

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Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan demonstrated his honest admiration for Virat Kohli after the defeat against India in the Champions Trophy 2025.

Virat Kohli rose to the zenith as he struck his 82nd international century, thus defeating Pakistan and almost decimating their Champions Trophy hopes.

On an evening when he had unimaginable pressure, Kohli played a magical knock and took India home in style. The India stalwart remained unbeaten on 100, which not just put India in frenzy mode, but earned respect on the other side of the border as well.

And at the post-match press conference, Rizwan indulged into Kohli's magnificent knock, leaving everyone surprised.

"First, let's talk about Virat Kohli. I am in awe of his hard work. What kind of hard work he must have put in? The world says he is out of form, but he comes to such big matches, which the world is waiting for, and he easily hits the ball - and this is where we don't want to give him runs. But he plays and gets away from us, and he gets the runs off the ball," Rizwan said in the post-match press conference.

"I will definitely praise his fitness level and hard work, the way he has done it. Because he is a cricketer and we are also cricketers. We tried very hard to get him out, but he took the game away. He has done a lot of hard work. The whole world said he was out of form - But he did it in this big match," he added.

Virat Kohli's regal knock in Dubai has mesmerized cricketing aficionados across the globe, and even Pakistan, who were at the receiving end, have admired it. Across the other side of the border, many instances and footage have emerged where people were seen celebrating Virat Kohli's innings.