Virat Kohli, the icon of Indian cricket would be roaring to stamp his authority in the upcoming ODI WC 2023. Virat Kohli has received a lot of flak for not performing well in crunch matches of the ICC tournament. The star batter would be keen to silence all the noise.
Virat Kohli along with Rohit Sharma will have to bat responsibly and make sure that they do the bulk of scoring in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan (*dropped). It would be quite tough for the likes of Shubman Gill & Ishan Kishan to dictate the terms in the ODI WC 2023 where a lot would be at stake.
Head coach Rahul Dravid & skipper Rohit Sharma will have to manage the workload of the lethal speedster Jasprit Bumrah carefully who is coming from a long injury layoff. The management would be considering using Shardul Thakur as a secret weapon as the bowler is often termed to be the man with the golden arm.
Mark Boucher had a crucial role to play at RCB when Virat Kohli was young- AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers was seen speaking on his YouTube channel and said that Virat has grown as a cricketer and recalled his incident when the duo were in RCB. AB de Villiers pointed out that former South African head coach Mark Boucher played a crucial role in Virat Kohli’s career during the initial seasons of IPL.
“I think everyone matures with age. As you grow, you learn a lot from experienced players and you realize that they’re not just your opponents but calm and relaxed individuals,” said AB de Villiers.
“Virat is smart and he has picked things from some coaches as well as teammates. Mark Boucher had a crucial role to play at RCB when Virat was young,” he stated.
“Hopefully, I too had a good influence on him as a friend. He has found that right balance and I can’t wait to see him in the World Cup doing special things for Team India,” he added.