Ricky Ponting gave a befitting reply to Virat Kohli’s critics
Ricky Ponting on Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli has become such a big name in the sports world today that he remains in the news for some reason or the other. When Team India was not announced for the T20 World Cup 2024, there were common discussions that Virat Kohli might not get a place in the squad. But when the team was revealed, Kohli’s name was included in it. After this, those critics were silenced. Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting, who was the captain of the Australian team and is currently seen as the head coach of Delhi Capitals in the IPL, has said a big thing on whatever is happening with Kohli.
What did Ponting say on Kohli?
Ricky Ponting said that he is surprised as to why people in India look for reasons for not selecting Virat Kohli in the national team. He says that this charismatic batsman is his first choice for the T20 World Cup. Ricky Ponting said that people in India try to show that Kohli is not as good as others in T20 cricket.
Ponting said, Kohli and Rohit should open the innings.
Now IPL is moving towards its conclusion. Its new champion will be found on 26th May. Meanwhile, everyone’s eyes are going to be on T20 World Cup in the coming time. Meanwhile, Ponting has also expressed his views about what will be the role of Kohli in the World Cup. Ponting believes that Kohli should open the innings with captain Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup. He said that Suryakumar Yadav and other batsmen can score runs faster later. He said that opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal is also in the team, so a decision will have to be taken regarding the opening pair, but his choice will be Kohli and Rohit.
Emphasis on strike rate over average
Ponting also said that nowadays strike rate is getting more importance than average in cricket, but Kohli’s usefulness to the Indian team cannot be underestimated. He said that three or four years ago, teams used to think that a top order batsman should score 80 or 100 runs even if 60 balls are played for it, but now teams want the batsman to score 40 runs in 15 balls. I believe that in big matches in pressure moments, a cricketer like Virat Kohli is needed.
Kohli leads the race for IPL Orange Cap
Virat Kohli is currently playing IPL and his team RCB has also reached the playoffs, where it will face Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator. In this year’s IPL, Virat Kohli is leading the race for Orange Cap by scoring the most runs. There is full hope that he will become the winner this time. But for him, it will be more important that the RCB team wins the trophy. This time, runs are being scored with Kohli’s bat and his strike rate is also very good. In such a situation, after the IPL, all eyes will be on how they perform in the T20 World Cup.
(pti inputs)
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