Delhi: Indian batsman Virat Kohli has described his team partner Jaspreet Bumrah as the most difficult bowler, whom he has faced in IPL so far. Bumrah has dismissed him five times, but despite this, Kohli’s strike rate against Bumrah is 147, which is off 95 balls. However, his average is just 28.
Sometimes win, sometimes defeat
Kohli has hit 15 fours and 5 sixes against Bumrah, but has not been able to score any runs off 36 balls. He shared his views in a video on the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) X (East Twitter) account.
Kohli’s thinking about Bumrah
Kohli said, “I have no doubt that Jasprit Bumrah is the best bowler in the world. Be. ” Along with this, he has also dismissed me 5 times but I am very happy to play with him
It also comes.
Virat Kohli said, “Jasprit bumrah is the best bowler in the world. Whenever I face Him, I’m Like ‘Yeah, it’s gonna be fun’. He’s the most enjoyable and the toughest challenge for me”. pic.twitter.com/iq2inckcc4
– Mufaddal Vohra (@Mufaddal_vohra) March 17, 2025
Challenging but fun match
Kohli said, “Every ball is like a strategic battle, in which Bumrah always tries to dismiss me and I do everything to stay at the crease.
| Year | Run | Balls | Out | Dots | 4S | 6s | SR | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 240.0 | 12.0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | , |
| 2015 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 163.2 | , |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 | , |
| 2017 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 166.7 | , |
| 2018 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 133.3 | , |
| 2019 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 216.7 | 13.0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 183.3 | 11.0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 | , |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 140 | 95 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 147.4 | 28.0 |
Bumrah and Kohli’s contribution in the World Cup
Both Kohli and Bumrah played a key role in the 2024 T20 World Cup. In the final, Kohli received the ‘Player of the Match’ and Bumrah received the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award.
Start of IPL 2025
Kohli is stepping into IPL 2025 with two consecutive ICC titles of India. He scored 218 runs in the Champions Trophy as the fifth highest run -scorer. His unbeaten century against Pakistan and 84 runs against Australia in the semi -finals proved to be important in India’s victory.
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