Six sixes and seven fours helped Virat Kohli record a strike-rate of 195.74 during his game-winning 47-ball 92 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings.
Once again, Virat Kohli is at the center of the latest discussion about strike rate. Kohli, though, raised the subject this time. With the help of six sixes and seven fours, Kohli struck up a conversation about strike-rate once more at the mid-innings break, following his match-winning 47-ball 92 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru over Punjab Kings. Something was clearly in his sights, judging from the cheekiness of the sentence and the way he smiled.
Maintaining the strike rate throughout was crucial for me (laughs). All I was concerned about was maintaining the momentum. When Rajat stepped outside, there was a precarious moment followed by a hail and rain delay. During the innings break, he stated, “We had a little stop of momentum.”
Rebuilding took eight to ten balls. After establishing the base and Cam crossed some boundaries, I felt compelled to go again. There was some grass covering it, and the surface underneath was fairly dry. It’s because of our slow off-field pace that Faf and I were defeated.
With the new ball, there seemed to be a two-paced feel, which is, in my opinion, a fantastic chance for our bowlers to get ahead early and take advantage of possible swings. In our opinion, a total of more than 230 would be suitable. It was the exclusive way of thinking.”
Earlier, analysts expressed doubts about his strike rate despite his strong performance in the IPl 2024, particularly when compared to contemporary T20 batting.
Kohli responded to this statement lately by saying, “This stuff is being talked about by everyone who talks about strike rates and my poor spin game.
“Winning games for the team is what matters to me, and there’s a reason you’ve been doing this for fifteen years. You’ve won games for your teams on a daily basis, so I’m not sure why you would sit and discuss the game from the box if you haven’t experienced it personally.
