Virat Kohli in action for RCB during IPL 2024© AFP
There has been a lot of talk about Virat Kohli's strike rate despite the fact that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star is currently the top scorer in the IPL 2024. While Kohli has scored consistently for his franchise in this year's competition, fans as well as some experts questioned his approach and the speed at which he scores runs after the powerplay. Kohli delivered a fiery tirade on the criticism after another half-century during his team's win over Gujarat Titans on Sunday and former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan believes the talk about his strike rate has been 'disappointing'.
“I don't understand where all this talk about the success rate comes from. It actually disappoints me. I've been talking about it from day one. Don't question that because he's a player who plays big games. He always wins of you.” games. And look what he did today. Look, it was a slow start. He also played the slog sweep very well he played everywhere today and that is the reason why he can achieve that success,” Pathan told Star Sports.
Pathan also said that Kohli's good form in IPL 2024 is great news for India ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup and critics should consider the average and not just focus on the strike rate.
“It's good news for Virat Kohli, good news for RCB, but in the long run it's great news for Team India because you know there's been a lot of talk about Virat Kohli's strike rate and his form. You just have to let it go to happen.” -rate plus average. He has an orange cap on his hand, 500 runs, excellent,” he added.
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