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I was not feeling desperate: Kohli on his gritty knock against Australia

Star batter Virat Kohli once again displayed why he is rated so highly in white-ball cricket, more so in big-ticket tournaments, and as the master of run-chases, with his gritty half century helping India beat Australia by four wickets in the high-pressure semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.

Hockey: India beat Australia 4-3, end 12-match winless streak to keep Test series alive

This was India's 13th win over Australia in 65 hockey matches and their first since 2016. It was Mandeep Singh who set up Akashdeep Singh to score the winner for India while other goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (12'), Abhishek (47'), and Shamsher Singh (57'). For Australia, Jack Welch (25), Aran Zalewski (32') and Nathan Ephraums (59') scored.