After a hiccup in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s opening match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 204, Virat Kohli is back where he belongs. Kohli scored his 100th T20 50+ score against Kings XI Punjab on Monday, becoming the first and only third Indian player to do so Elegance appears again. He scored 77 runs off 49 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes. He scored over 157 runs. RCB defeated PBKS by four wickets with Kohli playing an important role.
Kohli, who has been on paternity leave for two months, also did not forget to mention that whether it is cricket in the Olympics or the T20 World Cup in the United States, he is “The Face”.
In 378 T20 games, Virat has scored 12,092 runs at an average of 41.26, with 8 hundreds and 92 fifties. His best score is 122*. Virat is India’s leading T20 runner and ranks sixth overall. Kohli’s stunning 77 came at a time when there were rumors that the former Indian cricket team captain might not be selected for the T20 World Cup.
After receiving the orange cap, Kohli opened up about his status. “[To the crowd] Don’t get too happy too soon, it’s just two games. I know what this (orange hat) means. [Love story with the crowd] This has been going on for years. People talk about this sport a lot. At the end of the day, you don’t talk about achievements, statistics or numbers, you talk about memories. This is what Rahul Dravid said. The friendship, love, appreciation and support were amazing and will be missed and never forgotten,” he said.
He went on to say that he still has the ability to perform in the shortest format.
“In T20s, I open up and I try to give the team a blazing start. But when the wickets start falling, you have to understand the situation as well. The wickets here are not as calm as usual. A bit of two Point – Rhythm. Gotta hit the right cricket shots, couldn’t hit the ball over the line. Tried a few and felt I needed to bat at the other end but Maxi and Anuj were out soon and that didn’t happen. Quite. Disappointment finished it. It was a slot ball and I cut right into the deep spot. It wasn’t bad though to play the game and get into the tournament two months later,” he said.
“I have to do that and the bowlers know I bowl well at cover. So they don’t let me hit the gaps. Guys like KG and Arshdeep, if they hit the distance, you have to create momentum and once you Get closer to the ball and you cancel out the bounce. You have to have a game plan and try to keep improving. I know when it comes to T20 cricket now, my name is often used to promote T20 games around the world, but I still get it I guess.”
While the player’s place in the T20 squad will be decided based on IPL 2024, reports suggest that chief selector Ajit Agarkar has been asked to “convince” Virat to be a part of the squad The young man gave way.
According to The Telegraph , Agarkar informed Virat that he needed to change his approach. The conversation prompted Kohli to bat more aggressively in the T20Is against Afghanistan but could only score a match-high 29 runs.
The report further claimed that the selectors felt that West Indies’ slow wickets did not suit Kohli’s natural game as a batsman. Therefore, the selection committee has been evaluating the options for the showcase event.
With PTI and ANI inputs
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