Mumbai. Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli has returned to the Indian Premier League after taking a break from cricket due to personal reasons. Former Australian cricketer David Hussey believes that Virat Kohli has ‘reinvigorated’ again. He warned against ignoring the champion player amid the debate over the Indian batsman’s strike rate.
Virat Kohli leads the list of highest run-scorers for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the current season of IPL, yet he faced some criticism for not batting with enough aggression in the last match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Had to do. Kohli is currently the joint highest run scorer with Riyan Parag of Rajasthan Royals. Who has scored 181 runs in three matches at a strike rate of 141.4 with two fifties.
With the T20 World Cup approaching, Kohli’s place in the team has also become a topic of discussion. He played one of the most memorable innings for India against arch-rivals Pakistan in Melbourne in the last tournament. When Hussey was asked what he had to say on the ongoing debate about Kohli’s strike rate, he said, “Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer, isn’t he in the IPL at the moment?”
He said, “He is a very good player.” I don’t think he will have too many problems. If you look at the strike rate in this IPL, it seems that he has taken his game to a new level, he has improved again. You never dismiss champions. Just like you never dismiss Steve Smith. You can never consider players like Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma as paid.
“You never write him off and I’m sure Virat Kohli is going into the next World Cup and will be as dominant as he has been for most of the last decade,” Hussey said. Never consider your champions as dead.
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Tags: IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 2, 2024, 18:51 IST