Even though Virat Kohli, the top batsman, smashed the opening century of the 2024 Indian Premier League, there has been a lot of talk about his strike rate.
Despite Virat Kohli smashing the opening century of the 2024 Indian Premier League, there has been a lot of discussion over his strike rate. Bengaluru Royal Challengers lost against Rajasthan Royals despite Kohli’s incredible performance of hitting 113 off 72 deliveries. Though Kohli led the team in scoring, a number of observers and experts felt that he ought to have adopted a more aggressive strategy, and that his sluggish batting was a contributing factor in the defeat. Nonetheless, the critique greatly surprised Rajkumar Sharma, Kohli’s boyhood instructor.
Speaking to reporters recently, Sharma chastised those who doubted Kohli’s strike rate, emphasizing that a batter’s strategy should vary according to the circumstances.
“Jo log yeh kahe rehe hai ki ye slow century hai, unhe realise karna chaiye ki match ki situation thi. Sirf news banane ke liye kyunki aur kise ke naam se news nahi banti toh Virat Kohli ke baare mein kuch bol dega toh news banegi. Kya unka strike-rate hai knockouts jo tournament hui hai, India ke T20 World Cup mein, kitne percentage unka runs. Iss tarah ki jo baate karte hai mujhe doubt hai unki cricket knowledge ki.Doosri side se wicket gir rahe hai still vo maintain kar rahe hai 130-135 ki strike rate. Jinko Cricket ka C pata hoga vo iss tarah ki baate nahi karega. Ye log vohi log hai jinhe charcha mein rehna hai. Jab tak vo bolege nahi aur bolege kis ke liye. Jab Tak Virat Kohli ke liye bolege. Aur kisi ke liye bolege toh news nahi banegi.(Those who argue that we are living in a sluggish century ought to acknowledge the reality of the circumstances. They mention Virat Kohli’s strike-rate merely to create news when nobody else does. Check out his strike-rate and the percentage of runs he has in the T20 World Cup. I question the knowledge of people who say stuff like this about cricket. He is still hitting between 130 and 135 runs, but wickets are dropping from the other end. This is not how somebody who understands cricket’s small ‘C’ will speak. Rajkumar Sharma told Navbharat Times, “These people just want to stay in the spotlight, and until they talk about Virat Kohli, that will not happen.”
Having scored more than 300 runs in just five matches, Kohli has been his team’s best batsman thus far in the 2024 Indian Premier League. He is also the competition’s leading run scorer.
