Citing an example from the recently concluded IPL 2024 Varun Aaron stated that Virat Kohli has proven his skills in the game during the franchise tournament and many times before. He dismissed the concerns surrounding King Kohli’s strike rate issue in the shortest form and assured that like every time Kohli will rise to the opportunity when necessary.
Virat Kohli came into the ICC mega event with ample runs by his name as he won the orange cap in IPL 2024. But in the three group stage matches India played in New York Kohli only scored five runs.
What Varun Aaron Said
Answering Virat Kohli’s form and contribution in the West Indies Varun Aaron said in a discussion on Star Sports,
“Virat gives answers whenever questions are raised about his performance. If you see in the IPL, there were a lot of questions raised on his strike rate, and after that, Virat made such a comeback that he silenced everyone. I feel no one will ever talk about his strike rate,” he responded.
He also expressed his wish for Kohli to regain his run-scoring ability in the West Indies.
He added,
“Similarly, if you see now, he remained cold in the first two or three matches. It can happen with any batter on such wickets. However, people need to understand that Virat just needs to put a switch on and he starts scoring runs. Virat will definitely be disappointed with his last three matches but come the West Indies, Virat will look a different batter when he plays on such wickets”
Varun Aaron on Virat Kohli’s record in the West Indies
Talking about Virat’s good performances in the WI Aaron commented,
“Tell me one thing, on which surface and in which country does Virat have a bad average? It’s a fact that Virat Kohli scores runs wherever he goes, and he scores runs with a certain aggression and adapts according to the conditions,”
Virat Kohli’s biggest plus point is that he doesn’t play a similar kind of game everywhere. He adapts to the conditions and that is the biggest hallmark of a great batter,”
Kohli in his three T20I innings has scored 112 runs with a 141.77 strike rate and an average of 37.33 in West Indies. The Indian team in general has brilliant records while playing in WI.