Virat Kohli: The 58th match of IPL 2024 was played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, RCB performed strongly and won over Punjab by 60 runs and kept their playoff hopes alive.
In this match, their former captain Virat Kohli once again batted brilliantly for RCB and scored 92 runs in 47 balls with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. Meanwhile, his strike rate was 195.74. Kohli is scoring runs in IPL 2024 but his strike rate has been under question for some time now. Many former cricketers and cricket pundits also criticized him for this.
Kohli was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ for his strong innings. While receiving the award after the match, Kohli replied on his strike rate. “It was important to maintain my strike rate during the innings so I wanted to maintain the rhythm,” he said with a smile. My focus was only on carrying the momentum forward, when Rajat was out, it was a difficult time. The match was also interrupted due to rain and hailstorm.
A few days ago, Kohli had roasted those who criticized his strike rate. Kohli said, ‘All those people who talk about my strike rate and my spin not playing well. He is the one talking about this. ‘They just want to win for their team and for guys who are in that kind of situation. It is easy for him to sit in the commentary box and talk.
Sunil Gavaskar gave him a strong reply on this issue. He said that we have also played a little cricket, not much, but we only talk about what we see. We talk about what’s happening without our likes and dislikes.
Kohli is the leading run-scorer in IPL 2024 and holds the Orange Cap. So far he has scored 634 runs in 12 matches at an average of 70.44. Meanwhile, his strike rate has been 153.51. Kohli has also scored one century and five half-centuries so far this season.
