Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has revealed as how Virat Kohli became one of the greatest batters of the modern day cricket. He extended support to his former teammate amidst scrutiny over his strike rate in T20 matches, which has become a prominent topic of discussion leading up to the 2024 T20 World Cup.
What Yuvraj said on Kohli
“I think he understands his game really well. He knows if he’s there till the end, he is going to win the game for India and he has done that on some big occasions – against Australia in Mohali as well,” Yuvraj told ICC.
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“Once he had the confidence of chasing and knowing the situation, he knows how to bat in these situations, knows which bowlers to attack, which bowlers to take singles off, when to attack again, handle the pressure and knows when to change his game,” he added.
Kohli has served as India’s premier batsman for over a decade and has consistently delivered standout performances for Indian cricket at ICC tournaments since joining the team. Despite a period of scoring drought lasting over 1,000 days, the 35-year-old entered the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup and emerged as the top run-scorer in a single edition of the tournament, breaking numerous records along the way.
Meanwhile, in the ongoing season of the cash-rich IPL, the former India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper has amassed 542 runs at an average of 67.75 and a strike-rate of 148.08.
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In response to inquiries about what sets Kohli apart, the 2011 World Cup player of the tournament expressed: “Why I think he was so good was because every time in nets or a practice situation, he would not go and just slog balls, In the nets, he would always bat like he was batting in a match. He put that in repetition after repetition after repetition. I have not seen that in many players. I think that is the key to his success.”
“I think he was outstanding. He was in one of the best forms of his life. He was hitting the ball unbelievably. And I had a small partnership with him (in the 2014 T20 World Cup) and then he batted with Dhoni,” Yuvraj recalled.
