Virat Kohli has been India and RCB's talisman for over a decade. Moreover, Kohli is also widely regarded as one of the best batters to ever play the game.
Virat Kohli had missed some action for Team India in the past few months due to the birth of his second child. He returned to action for RCB in IPL 2024, but not everything has gone in his way, ever since.
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He scored a 43-ball 51 against an explosive batting outfit of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Batting first, Kohli scored at a minimal strike-rate of '118.6'. After his sluggish knock in Hyderabad, the fans have raised doubts over Kohli's T20 batting skills, ahead of T20I WC.
Kohli is currently the highest run-scorer in IPL 2024, but his T20 credentials have been massively doubted, ahead of ICC T20I World Cup in June 2024.
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar does not believe Kohli should be a part of the Indian World Cup squad. In his pick for Star Sports, Manjrekar opted for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Suryakumar Yadav in the top order ahead of the former India captain.
This is the India squad he picked for the T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya.
How have fans reacted to Kohli's 43-ball 51 against SRH?
The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is a batter's paradise. Kohli's 43-ball 51 on such a surface does not help his case, more so when the rest of his teammates were able to tonk the ball with ease.
A fan called his innings a criminal act in the T20 format, doubting his credentials ahead of the ICC T20I World Cup.
Strike rate of 118 on Hyderabad Highway.
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) April 25, 2024
Virat Kohli is criminal in T20 cricket. pic.twitter.com/6eLhHa7vzW
Some fans have expressed about Kohli's presence in India's squad to the ICC T20I World Cup, as a possible dent to India's chances of winning the trophy.
Breaking- Rohit Sharma and team India will lose another ICC trophy just because of picking Virat Kohli in T20 WC. pic.twitter.com/67YnI2ykoy
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss) April 25, 2024
A fan slammed Kohli for his sluggish knock, where the batter was visibly struggling to send the ball beyond the boundary ropes. The user reminded how they defended Kohli for scoring the slowest century in IPL history - Kohli scored his century off 67 balls against RR in IPL 2024.
The X user suggested that the RCB talisman should have thrown his wicket away, rather than eating up balls and slowing down the scoring rate.
I have defended Virat Kohli when he scored the slowest ton but this was his poorest T20 knock. The only thing that I fail to understand is that when he was struggling, should've attacked and thrown away his wicket than stay at the crease, a fan tweeted.
I have defended Virat Kohli when he scored the slowest ton but this was his poorest T20 knock.
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) April 25, 2024
The only thing that I fail to understand is that when he was struggling, should've attacked and thrown away his wicket than stay at the crease.
Fans have also termed Virat Kohli as a 'curse' on the T20 format, and that how every Indian fan should protest if Kohli were to be selected for the upcoming ICC T20 WC in June 2024.
Little do the fans know that Kohli's selection for the World Cup, is inevitable.
Virat Kohli dismissed for 51 in 43 balls.
— Dr Nimo Yadav Commentary (@niiravmodi) April 25, 2024
He is a curse on T20 format.
Every nationalist should protest if he gets selected for T20 WC this year.
#RCBvsSRH pic.twitter.com/3L9ZCG77Oz
A fan posted a funny parody video of Virat Kohli's lookalike after Kohli scored a 43-ball 51 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in RCB's second win of the tournament.
Kohli after playing test innings in T20 #SRHvRCB #RCBvsSRH pic.twitter.com/ARRU9VI1yL
— भाई साहब (@Bhai_saheb) April 25, 2024
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