Delhi: After the victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur, former Indian opener Wasim Jafar praised star batsman Virat Kohli and said that he has the ability to play under every situation.
RCB won out of the house for the fourth consecutive time this season. On Sunday, the team showed tremendous form by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets. Chasing the target of 174 runs, Kohli scored an unbeaten 62 in 45 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. RCB won the match with 15 balls and 9 wickets, which also benefited from the net run rate and the team reached third place with four wins and two defeats in the points table.
After the match, in ESPNcricinfo’s timeout program, Wasim Jafar praised Virat, saying, “He can play in every situation. Today we saw that he was going out and hitting sixes. Earlier he used to see it less, but now he does this, also uses slog sweep.”
He further said, “He is a master. He has more than 100 fifty in T20. These are tremendous figures. We should not talk much about him, he is a great player.”
At the same time, Indian spinner Piyush Chawla also praised Virat, saying, “He is the same as he is and, that’s why we keep him at the top of the list of white-ball cricketers, when he lands on the field, everything seems easy.”
Leg spinner further said, “It was a perfect platform for Virat Kohli. He is scoring this season. He has made a brilliant start when you are chasing 173 runs and Phil Soult should do the same in the beginning, which he does best, it is certain that Virat Kohli will remain unbeaten.”
Significantly, Virat Kohli has scored 248 runs so far in the current season. Their average in 6 innings is 62.00 and the strike rate is above 143. He has scored three half -centuries and his best score is 67 runs.
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