@slohoops_muse@DArmChairCritic By the same stat, Dhoni can't be considered as a batsman too
The thing is, Shanaka is the only batter who can take on any bowling lineup.. his major flaw is his inconsistency.
@Cric_Beyond_Ent In contrast, ICC matches (test matches)
1. Neutral conditions
2. Neutral ball
3. Red balls often maintain good seam and structure (hence, it gets lethal with time)
4. Bowlers/team can extract reverse swing on long spells
Power hitting won't work all the time.
@Cric_Beyond_Ent Imho
IPL is too rigged. The balls are tempered to support the batsmen, small boundaries, flat wickets.. Little to no support for bowlers (majority of the matches)
@RathoreRJ37@Kohlistic18 It's called adrenaline
When someone is truly passionate and deeply dedicated mentally, physically, and emotionally to their sport or profession, it can trigger an incredible surge of adrenaline.
Unless you've experienced that level of commitment yourself. You wouldn't understand
@Abhi_Lifegoal@rahulsfield Yes.
Top notch players, but have they got another 5 years jn them? Realistically HARD
And both of them wouldn't want to retire in between the 3 year cycle bcs the replacement is very hard to come by (for kohli/bhuvi)
@rahulsfield It's a tough pill to swallow
But i don't think Bhuvi, Krunal and Kohli are realistically planning for 2028
It's going to be another 3 year cycle, and it will be a big blow for RCB if they retire before the cycle ends
Kohli (50-50)
𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗜𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟯 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 🐐🔥
They Mocked Him For Everything…
He Answered Everything with Performances.
- “Kohli Can’t Win an IPL Trophy”
He Won the IPL Trophy with Most Runs for RCB, not once, but twice.
- “Kohli Can’t Win a T20 World Cup”
He Won T20WC with the Highest Score in Final.
- “0 P.O.M Awards in ICC Finals”
He Ended It by Winning P.O.M in an ICC Final.
- “Never Scored 450+ Runs in a World Cup”
He Scored 765 Runs in a World Cup (Highest Ever)
- “0 Boundaries in World Cup Semi-Finals”
He Responded with the Highest Score by an Indian in a WC Semi-Final.
- “No Century in a World Cup Chase”
He Smashed Century while Chasing in a WC
- “No 50s in Successful World Cup Chases”
He Registered 1 Century & 3 Fifties in Successful WC Chases.
- “No Century vs SENA Teams in World Cups”
He Scored Two Centuries vs SENA Teams in WCs
- “No P.O.M Awards vs SENA Teams in WCs”
He Won P.O.M Awards against SENA Teams.
- “No Half Century in World Cup Knockouts”
He Scored a Century/Half-Century in WC Knockouts.
- “No 50+ Average in World Cups”
He Now Averages 59.83 in World Cup Cricket.
- “No Century in Champions Trophy”
He Scored a Century in the ICC Champions Trophy.
- “He’s Finished” after Back-to-Back Ducks in AUS
He Answered with 5 Consecutive 50+ Scores.
- “Never reached 50 with 200 Strike Rate” in IPL
He reached 50 with 200 Strike Rate in an IPL Final.
- “0 P.O.M Awards in IPL Playoffs”
He Won Player of the Match in an IPL Final.
- “Poor Average in IPL Finals”
He Now Averages 50+ in IPL Finals.
The More They Doubted Him,
The Bigger He Became. 🐐
𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 🔥
To Be Continued.....
@hayrambsharma@Shebas_10dulkar For me, it's his adaptability
He is not sticking to the usual game, every year, every season, every game he's improving, adapting and up(ing) his game.. be his sr, average, shots..
One wouldn't care this much unless he has such dedication for the sport.. crazy
@KadambariPranav@Roytweets09 The fact that every year these crybabies complain about Kohli, every year he comes and outperforms their idols...
Not to forget, he adapted to the game.. he was a 130-150 striking batsman, now he's striking at 160s while maintaining the same consistency💀😶🌫️
@YashMatta03 I sensed it.. bcs his go to shot has always been driving through covers, finding the gaps through point.. but he didn't try a single shot like that yesterday..
@maybesarthak Probably your age is his experience💀 and you never question "EXPERIENCE"
He saw the slight confusion on gill's face, asked him, Gill said he wasn't sure.. referred it to the umpire. Simple
Im sure one of the cricketers said this before about Kohli. He's too sharp
@a_ded_user@akakrcb6 🤣like seriously wtf
But agreeable bcs Kohli went for boundaries when Venky was injured, and others tried to do the same.. cut down singles when virat was injured