Melbourne: Virat Kohli on Sunday played one of the finest innings of his career to sail India home from a difficult situation against Pakistan at the team’s first match at the 2022 T20 World Cup.

He was awarded the man of the match for his magical knock.

Speaking at the presentation, Kohli said he was lost for words after the innings and did not know how that happened as the team was under immense pressure after losing four wickets for 31 runs when he and Hardik Pandya anchored the innings.

“It's a surreal atmosphere, I have no words, no idea how that happened. I am really lost for words.” He said.

“Haris is their prime bowler, and I hit those two sixes. From 28 in 8, it came down to 16 to 6.” He said about his fabulous heroics in the penultimate over.

“Till today Mohali was my best innings against Australia. Today I will count this one higher.” He added when asked if this was his best innings to date.

Sending a special message for the fans Kohli said “The crowd has been phenomenal. You guys (fans) kept backing me and I am grateful for your support.”

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New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on Thursday slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his reported remark that Pranab Mukherjee, when he was President, had said tribals would turn "anti-national" if there is no "ghar wapsi"Catholic Bishops.'

In a statement issued here, CBCI, a body of Catholic Bishops, referred to reports which said Bhagwat, at an event on Monday, claimed that Mukherjee, while he was President had appreciated ghar wapsi and told him that had it not been for the Sangh's work on reconversion, a section of Adivasis would have turned "anti-national".The CBCI called the report "shocking".

"Fabricated personal conversation being attributed to a former president of India and its posthumous publication with the vested interest of an organization with questionable credibility raises a grave issue of national importance," the CBCI claimed.

"Is it not the violent ghar wapsi program of VHP and other similar organizations, curtailing the exercise of freedom of conscience of economically deprived tribals, the real anti-national activity?" it asked.

'Ghar wapsi' is a term used by the RSS and affiliated organisations to refer to reconversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism, based on the belief that they were originally Hindus before converting to other religions.

The CBCI also questioned why Bhagwat did not speak about it while Mukherjee was alive.

"We, the 2.3 percent of Indian citizens who are Christians feel extremely hurt by such manipulated and motivated propaganda unleashed," it said.

In a post on X following the statement issued by CBCI, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said, "Speak up. This is a start!"

"Bishops body have issued a statement condemning remarks made by Dr Mohan Bhagwat and RSS for defaming the Christian community," he said.

O'Brien added that they should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi more questions, including why Christmas Day has been turned into "Good Governance Day".

The TMC leader, in a blogpost earlier this month, had said "hard questions" must be asked to the government with regards to the Christian community, including why the FCRA has been 'weaponised', and why has Manipur been 'ignored'.