After a stellar IPL season, Indian opener Virat Kohli has struggled for runs during the ongoing T20 World Cup. While the Indian team did manage to hand an easy defeat to England during the semi-final clash on Thursday, Virat Kohli (7) was once again failed to make his mark during the encounter.
During the 7 matches played during this World Cup, Kohli has scored 75 runs at an average of 10.71 and a strike rate of 100. This is in stark contrast to the veteran batter’s IPL 2024 season where he scored 741 runs in the 15 matches at a strike rate of around 155.
Despite the lack of runs during the World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma backed his star batter after the England win on Thursday. Speaking to the presenters after the match, Rohit confirmed Virat’s place for the T20 World Cup final clash against South Africa on Saturday.
Talking about his opening partner’s form, Rohit said, “Look he is a quality player, any player can go through that (lack of form). But again, we understand we do understand his class and we do understand his importance in all these big games. When you have played cricket for 15 years, form is never a problem. He is looking good, the intent is there and (he is) probably saving for the finals.”
On being asked if he would back Virat Kohli to play in the T20 WC final on Thursday, Rohit replied ‘absolutely’.
India thrash England by 68 runs to secure T20 WC final berth:
The Men in Blue on Thursday put on a total of 171 in their quota of 20 overs thanks to some scintillating knocks by skipper Rohit and middle order batter Suryakumar Yadav. An overall bowling performance led by Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, helped India win the match by 68 runs in the end.
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Published: 28 Jun 2024, 07:47 AM IST