Virat Kohli has began of 2023 in supreme style as he returned to his authentic greatest, clobbering two huge century knocks in India’s 3-0 whitewash towards Sri Lanka at dwelling. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was significantly impressed with Kohli’s unbeaten knock of 166 runs within the last ODI match in Kerala as he hailed the star batter whereas making an final comparability assertion with India captain Rohit Sharma.
Gavaskar, in dialog with India Today, identified to the truth that Kohli tends to play risk-free cricket till he reaches the triple-figure mark after which goes for the aerial photographs. In the third ODI sport, Kohli scored eight sixes in his knock, seven of these have been hit after he reached the 100-run mark together with three boundaries. Gavaskar added that regardless of taking part in risk-free cricket, Kohli scores at greater than a run-a-ball price.
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Rohit, alternatively, made a well-constructed 42 off 49 earlier than going for the pull shot that led to his dismissal.
“If you watched Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma bat, they take a lot of risk. They always try to hit a six. Virat Kohli plays along-the-ground shots till he reaches hundred. After that he goes for the lofted shots. When Rohit Sharma gets out, he does it while trying for hit a six. Despite playing risk-free shots, Kohli’s scoring rate is more than run a ball, which is a good thing. It is not necessary that you only go for six in limited-overs cricket. The difference between four and six is just two runs but the risk percentage is 90,” he stated.
India could have their subsequent task towards New Zealand in a three-match ODI collection beginning January 18 onwards.
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