RCB aur Delhi Capitals (DC) ke beech hone wale zabardast match se pehle, RCB ke spin bowling coach Malolan Rangarajan ne Virat Kohli ke spin bowling ke khilaf naye approach par khul kar tareef ki. Pichle season ke comparison mein, Kohli ne apne execution mein solid improvement dikhayi hai.
Virat Kohli apne home ground Delhi laut rahe hain, jahan unka cricketing safar shuru hua tha. Arun Jaitley Stadium mein hone wale iss match mein, Kohli revenge mode mein dikh sakte hain. Filhaal Kohli Orange Cap ki race mein dusre number par hain, 9 matches mein 392 runs ke saath. Unka average 65.33 aur strike rate 144.11 kaafi dhamakedaar hai, aur unhone already 5 fifties laga diye hain.
Pre-match press conference mein Malolan ne Virat ke spin ke against performance ko lekar kuch sawalon ka jawab diya aur saaf kaha ki sirf Virat ka strike rate pichle season mein issue nahi tha, balki poori team ka tha.
“It was not only Virat last season who was not batting at the desired strike rate. It was the whole team. So I think the whole team got together. And that is precisely what happened. That is part one,” bola Malolan ne.
“Part two is about Virat Kohli as the individual. He does not need to go and practice extra against left-arm spin and leg spin. He’s batted for 20-25 years. He is a genius. He just has to decide what he wants to do and how he wants to take down a particular bowler,” unhone aage kaha.
Malolan ne Kohli ke relentless improvement spirit ki bhi tarif ki. Unhone highlight kiya ki 2024 ke pehle 6 matches mein Kohli ne 319 runs banaye the ek zabardast 79.75 ke average se, ek century aur do fifties ke saath. Lekin strike rate ke aas-paas 141 rehne par kuch fans aur analysts ne unki cautious approach ko criticize kiya tha.
Phir kya tha, Kohli ne apne critics ko shut kar diya! Unhone slog sweeps aur six hitting mein dum dikhaya. Season ke agli 9 matches mein unhone 422 runs banaye 52.75 ke average se, strike rate badhakar 166 tak le gaye. 38 sixes maar kar unhone apne 2016 ke record ko equal kar diya. Us aggressive batting se RCB ne 6 matches lagatar jeet kar playoffs mein entry maar li thi.
Virat ne poora season 741 runs ke saath Orange Cap jeet kar khatam kiya, 61.75 ke average aur 154.69 ke strike rate ke saath. Ismein ek century aur 5 fifties shamil thi.
Agar current season ki baat karein, toh Kohli ne T20 se international retirement ke baad bhi apni hunger aur improvement ka level high rakha hai. Spin ke against unka strike rate 140.57 ho gaya hai, jo last season ke 137.08 se better hai. Left-arm spin ke against bhi zabardast progress hui hai – ab 142.42 ka strike rate hai, jabki pichle saal 124.70 tha.
Overall, Kohli ne sabko dikhaya hai ki genius hone ka matlab hai hamesha evolve karte rehna. Aur ab jab woh apne ghar mein khelne jaa rahe hain, fans ko ek aur masterclass dekhne ko mil sakti hai!
