In 155 innings of ODI chasing, Virat Kohli has amassed 7852 runs at an average of 64.36. He is now known as the “chase master” after hitting 27 tonnes and 40 half-centuries. The 35-year-old is possibly the greatest chaser in the history of the game, according to former England international James Anderson, who spoke candidly about his amazing pursuing abilities.
Additionally, he emphasised Kohli’s remarkable self-confidence and mindset, which turn into crucial elements under duress. Kohli has been outstanding not only in ODIs but even in the shortest format of the game. Often considered as one of the finest T20I innings, his 82* against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Virat Kohli enters his zone when chasing, according to Anderson, who also said that he can ridiculously chase down any total.
“I don’t think a player has ever played the game better than Virat Kohli when he bats second and chases down runs. He has an incredible track record of pursuing. He has ridiculously chased down scores, scoring hundreds of runs in the second innings. Given his mindset, it should come as no surprise that everything goes according to plan when he finds himself in that circumstance. Anderson stated in The Tailenders podcast, “His self-belief is so high.”
Anderson also praised Michael Bevan, a former cricket player for Australia, as one of the best finishers with the white ball. The 54-year-old has accumulated 6912 runs at an average of 53.58 from 232 ODI games. Bevan was outstanding, according to the former bowler, as he routinely completed tasks while batting at number six.
I’m not able to state that. My thoughts were more along the lines of simply chasing. Regarding the question of whether Kohli is the greatest white-ball hitter of all time, I can think of no one better than Australian Michael Bevan, especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was really amazing, ranking sixth and accomplishing exactly that.
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“Bevan was known for hitting his 50s and 60s and for being at the end, while Kohli gets the big score to get his teams over the finish line. Kohli bats at number three and gets those hundreds.” I genuinely can’t come up with a better finisher or better white-ball player than Bevan,” he continued.
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