{"id":297433,"date":"2023-11-18T21:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=297433"},"modified":"2023-11-18T21:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:40:44","slug":"can-king-kohli-be-stopped-talking-points-ahead-of-cricket-world-cup-final-between-india-and-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/%d1%81ricket\/can-king-kohli-be-stopped-talking-points-ahead-of-cricket-world-cup-final-between-india-and-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Can King Kohli be stopped? Talking points ahead of Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After seven weeks and 47 matches, the 2023 Cricket World Cup finally reaches its conclusion on Sunday and only the strongest survive.<\/p>\n

Hosts India have waltzed serenely through the competition, while Australia have rediscovered their fighting instincts after a slow start.<\/p>\n

Here is a closer look at the key issues ahead of the winner-takes-all battle.<\/p>\n

Can King Kohli be stopped<\/h2>\n

With over 300 million followers on social media, Virat Kohli transcends his sport. But with 711 runs in 10 matches to date, he has also proved that he masters it too. Kohli has been in majestic form over the past few weeks, standing up remarkably to sky-high expectations. He has passed 50 eight times and celebrated three centuries. Having failed to deliver a global title as captain, it increasingly appears to be his destiny to deliver one for successor Rohit Sharma. If they are to win, Australia simply must prevent him holding court.<\/p>\n

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