RCB batsman Virat Kohli (Photo: Sportzpix)
Former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Moody said that Kohli’s batting template has taken cricket forward
Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has criticized Virat Kohli’s batting approach against Delhi Capitals as Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a 7-wicket win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday night. It was a homecoming for Kohli and he scored a brilliant fifty but RCB were 25-30 runs short as DC chased down the target of 182 with 20 balls to spare.
Former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Moody said that cricket has moved beyond Kohli’s batting template and players are scoring runs at 150+ strike rates due to the depth of batting in their side.
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Kohli scored 55 off 46 balls as he failed to keep his foot on the accelerator while his teammate Mahipal Lomror scored 54 off 29 balls. He shared a 56-run partnership for the third wicket as Kohli played the anchor role, but was dismissed when the team required him to change gears.
In reply, Philip Salt’s mega 87-run knock (45b, 8×4, 6×6) helped Delhi Capitals chase down the target and keep themselves alive in IPL 2023.
“There will always be this debate because it is Virat Kohli Template. The way he bats. His career strike rate is around 130, Moody said on ESPNCricinfo. His ability to score runs consistently is quite extraordinary.
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“But perhaps he also realized that when the other end was flying along, his role was to feed that other end. But in my view, especially with the impact player, the game is really about cricket.” That style has moved on. That’s why we are seeing so many totals going up to 200+. There is no role as such.
We all need to go for 150+ here without a doubt as we have the comfort of depth. But did they get as many as they could have? If he took his foot off the brake a bit and went with Lomror, and tried to hit a boundary on himself, we’ll never know.”
After their defeat against Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore remain fifth on the points table with five wins from ten matches so far.
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