“Look, it was a slow start”: Irfan Pathan on Virat Kohli’s innings after his sharp statement. cricket news

Despite the fact that the Royal Challengers Bangalore star batsman is currently the top run-scorer in IPL 2024, Virat Kohli’s strike rate has been much discussed. While Kohli has consistently scored runs for his franchise in this year’s competition, fans and some experts have questioned his approach and the rate at which he scores runs after the powerplay. Kohli hit out at criticism after scoring another half-century in his team’s win over Gujarat Titans on Sunday and former India cricketer Irfan Pathan believes the discussion over his strike rate has been ‘disappointing’.

“I don’t understand where all the talk about strike rate comes from. It really frustrates me. I’ve been talking about it since day one actually. Don’t question it because he’s in a big match. He always wins you games. Look what he did today. He played the slog sweep very well, and that’s why. He is capable of achieving success,” Pathan said on Star Sports.

Pathan also said that Kohli’s stellar form in IPL 2024 is great news for India ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 and critics need to take averages into account instead of just focusing on the strike rate.

“It’s good news for Virat Kohli, good news for RCB, but in the long term, it’s also good news for Team India because you know there’s a lot of talk about Virat Kohli’s strike rate and his form. You just have to strike it.” -Rate Plus Avg. He’s got the orange cap in his hand, 500 runs, fantastic,” he added.