Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) shinning batsman has remained under the watch of the cricket family, regardless of the win in Hyderabad by 35 runs. Virat Kohli only managed to score 51 runs off 41 balls and severely failed to keep up the pace. Former Indian cricketer (batsman) Ajay Jadeja, instead of bursting out of anger, shed light on the fact that RCB could have sent someone like Dinesh Karthik to boost up the run rate.
The moment the powerplay ended, Virat Kohli slowed down- Ajay Jadeja
After the game, Ajay Jadeja spoke to Jio Cinema about Virat Kohli saying:
“Talking about Kohli’s consistency is like explaining the existence of the sun. The moment the Powerplay ended, he slowed down. It could be because RCB lost two wickets, maybe. Sometimes, it looks as if RCB are very adamant about their roles. DK will always come out at the end. And in doing that, RCB pulled the hand-brake,”
Jadeja strongly felt that Kohli’s slow pace was only due to the wickets of Faf du Plessis and Will Jacks up close. Kohli was able to score only 19 runs in 25 deliveries outside powerplay.
RP Singh Talks on Virat Kohli’s strike rate
Rudra Pratap Singh who was the former Indian pacer also attended the discussion and emphasized that Rajat Patidar was aided by Virat in facing the balls, where the latter was in a blazing form.
On this matter, RP Singh also stated:
“He (Kohli) has transformed himself inside the powerplay. We don’t usually get to see such shots from him anymore. Usually he isn’t this slow; there were almost 24-25 balls when a single boundary wasn’t scored, which could have had a strong impact but the good thing was he held one end, allowing Rajat Patidar to get the job done,”
RCB’s 200-mark target run for SRH was too difficult to achieve. The 207 targets given by RCB to SRH proved to be fatal and were snatched from their victory.
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