‘Rohit Sharma will have the best strike rate, but Virat Kohli…’: Michael Vaughan’s big predictions for RCB stars | cricket news

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to become the run-scorer in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on March 22. IPL 2024 marks the return of Virat Kohli on the cricket field, with the star batsman deciding to skip the England Test series citing personal issues. Kohli’s wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, gave birth to their second child in London last month and the former India captain decided to stay with his wife in the meantime.

Speaking on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, Warne said that while Rohit Sharma, who will captain Hardik Pandya in IPL 2024, will have the highest scoring rate of the season, he advised Ko Kohli was awarded the ‘Orange Cap’, which is awarded to the IPL’s leading run-scorer.

“Rohit Sharma will have the best strike rate in IPL 2024, but Virat Kohli will be the leading run-scorer,” Warne said.

However, former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist disagreed with Warne’s sentiments and backed Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal to take the top honors among batsmen.

Virat has not played any cricket since the two T20Is of the three-match series against Afghanistan in January. With just a few days left for the IPL, fans will no doubt be excited to see Virat back on the cricket field wearing the red and gold of the team.

Virat has the highest run rate ever in the IPL. In 237 games and 229 innings, Virat scored 7.263 runs at an average of 37.24 and a strike rate of 130.02. His best score is 113 points. He has scored 7 centuries in his IPL career, the most by a batsman, and 50 fifties.

Last season, Virat was the fourth highest run-scorer with 639 runs at an average of 53.25 and a strike rate of 139.82. His best score is 101*. The 35-year-old hit two hundreds and six fifties but failed to lead the team into the playoffs.

RCB will face Chennai Super Kings away from home on Friday.