Virat Kohli reignites Sunil Gavaskar’s strike-rate debate, mocks critics post 47-ball 92 | cricket news

Another day, another fresh discussion on strike-rate, with Virat Kohli at the centre. However, this time Kohli himself raised the topic. After playing a match-winning inning of 92 runs in 47 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Punjab Kings, in which he achieved a strike-rate of 195.74 with the help of six sixes and seven fours, Kohli once again talked about the strike-rate. Picked up. Break between innings. The sarcasm of the statement and his smiling expression gave the impression that he was aiming at something.

“It was important for me to keep the strike rate right (laughs). I was just focused on taking the pace forward. It was a difficult period when Rajat got out, and there was a break due to rain and hail. We had a It was time the momentum stopped a bit,” he said at the innings break.

“Had to rebuild for 8-10 balls. Once the base was set and Cam took a few boundaries away, I thought I’d have a go again. The surface below was quite dry, and there was some grass too. If you faff Saw and I was doing that because of the lack of pace on the pitch, getting a feel for the pace with the new ball, which I think is a great opportunity for our bowlers to get an early lead and take advantage of that swing. “We thought anything above 230 would be a good total here. That was the only mentality.”

Firstly, despite his good form in IPL 2024, pundits raised concerns about his strike-rate, especially comparing it to modern-era T20 batting.

To which, Kohli recently said: “All those people who talk about the strike rate and my not playing spin well, they are the only ones talking about this thing.

“For me, it’s about winning games for the team and there’s a reason you’ve been doing this for 15 years. You’ve done it day in and day out, you’ve won games for your teams, I’m not me Pretty sure if you haven’t been in that situation yourself, sit down and talk to Box about the game.”