Remarkably, Aakash Chopra likened “King Kohli” to a lion in a forest because he thought the former captain of India will pose a serious threat to the other teams in the main event. The 46-year-old also noted Kohli’s career strike rate which is around 138. Additionally, he highlighted a unique quality of the standout batter by reminding spectators of the thrilling India-Pakistan match from the most recent T20 World Cup. According to Chopra, Kohli is capable of changing tactics at any time and playing the game to suit the circumstances.
The impact that Virat Kohli could have in the next T20 World Cup 2024, which is scheduled to be contested later this year in the West Indies and the United States of America, has been discussed by former India opener Aakash Chopra. Notably, after playing in the game’s smallest format during the 2022 T20 World Cup, Kohli returned to the Indian T20I lineup for the team’s second match against Afghanistan at Holkar Stadium in Indore. In the Indore T20I, Kohli hit five boundaries and scored 29 runs off just 16 deliveries with a strike percentage of 181.25.
Kohli possesses a variety of gears. He is a fast or slow player. He’s also capable of playing run-a-ball. When he stays for a long time, Kohli performs at his peak. There’s a lion in the bush, which makes you feel afraid to enter. It’s not a given that a lion will devour you if you enter a jungle, but the threat of a lion is always present. Virat Kohli is that lion. When Virat Kohli is at the crease, you (the opposition teams) are always afraid,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
Virat Kohli is supposed to stand there and pick up speed later: Aakash Chopra
Furthermore, according to Aakash Chopra, the 2024 T20 World Cup matches won’t be very scoring. He went on to discuss the 35-year-old’s dismissal against Pakistan, his bitter opponents, during the 2022 T20 World Cup and suggested that he use a similar strategy in the next one.
“The lion must be present on the field, particularly on fields with anticipated totals of 160–180. 220 won’t be kept on hand. Thus, you anticipate that Virat Kohli will remain motionless and change pace later. You’ll also find that he was hitting the ball at a little bit more than a run-a-ball during the knock that was dubbed the innings of the century, the Pakistan innings. In the end, he picked up speed and won the match for India. Chopra went on, “If Virat becomes overly aggressive, consistency may suffer, and that’s not what you want.”
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