Heartbroken Virat Kohli denies giving 'Player of the tournament' interview to Ravi Shastri - WATCH

Team India batter Virat Kohli gave a sheer example of his brilliance during the 2023 ODI World Cup and hence was declared the ‘Player of the Tournament’. The Indian batter scored a total of 765 runs from 11 games and hit a total of three centuries. However, Virat was not able to take his team to an ICC title and hence was also heartbroken after the team's loss. 

3 things you need to know 

• India lost their ninth ICC knockout match following loss to Australia in the CWC 2023 finals 
• Australia won their sixth ODI World Cup title 
• Australian batsman Travis Head was adjudged the Player of the Match for his century 

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Broken Virat Kohli refuses to give interview after Player of the Tournament award

Indian cricket team batter Virat Kohli refused to give an interview to former Indian head coach and ICC presenter Ravi Shastri after winning the Player of the Tournament award. As he walked past Shastri after receiving the award, Virat Kohli requested him to not call for the interview and Shastri being his former coach, acknowledged it. Virat played an innings of 54 runs in the India vs Australia 2023 ODI World Cup final and played an important role in the team's first innings total of 240 runs. 

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What went wrong for Team India in the CWC 2023 finals? 

The Indian cricket team started off well in the finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup and opener Rohit Sharma tried to give a blazing start to the team. However, other batsmen such as Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Suryakumar Yadav were not able to stay at the crease for long and got out cheaply. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scored half-centuries and tried to take the team to a respectable score. However, besides all the chaos, the ‘Men in Blue’ were able to put up 240 runs on the board in the first innings. 

Defending the target, Team India bowlers also removed top Australian batters David Warner, Steve Smith, and Mitchell Marsh early but it was Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne who took the match away from the Indian team with their crucial partnership. Head went on to score a century and secure the player of the match in the final.