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Former chief selector and India opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes it’s critical that players play in accordance with their inherent styles.
According to Srikkanth, he would prefer Virat Kohli to bat in his style rather than coming out swinging right away.
A more aggressive batting blueprint is being considered by India in the run-up to the June 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
In the just finished T20I series against Afghanistan, Virat Kohli made his comeback to T20I cricket following a 14-month absence.
Following their defeat to England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals, both seasoned pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were eliminated from the shorter format.
Regarding the availability of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the T20 World Cup and their potential for selection, questions have been raised.
Still, India won the series 3-0 with match-winning performances from both Rohit and Kohli, who silenced the doubters.
In the previous two matches, Rohit Sharma was dismissed for ducks, but in the third T20I at the M Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru, he made up for it with a phenomenal 121 off just 69 balls, a record-setting fifth T20I century.
After two super overs, the match was decided. In each super over, Rohit scored 13 and 11.
However, in the second Twenty20 International at Indore, Virat Kohli, who was unable to play in the first match of the series for personal reasons, scored 29 off just 16 balls.
During the second Twenty20 International in Indore, he displayed an uncommon intent from the outset.
Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal dominated the Afghan bowlers in Indore, slog-sweeping spinners and showing no fear in playing cross-batted strokes early on.
But in the third Twenty20 International, Virat Kohli was attempting to be aggressive from the first delivery and fell for a first-ball duck.
Virat Kohli was dismissed for a duck by Mohammed Nabi as he attempted to slap the first ball he encountered, which stuck up.
Every player has a unique game. First, everyone ought to play their game. It is not appropriate to tell Yashasvi Jaiswal to slow down and play.
In his YouTube video, Srikkanth stated, “You can’t urge players like him and ‘Cheeka’ to take their time.
“Rohit Sharma is able to accomplish it. It’s best for Virat Kohli to play his natural game. He likes going slowly.
Hitting sixes is not on his mind. In the end, he has the speed to accelerate and hit sixes.
We witnessed how he created the momentum and won it for us during the Pakistan match in Melbourne.
Thus, as you mentioned, one should have the strike rate and related matters in the back of their mind. It won’t work if you chase after it frantically.
Since this is international cricket, you will be lucky to connect once or twice, but not always, if you start swinging from the first ball.
Virat Kohli ought to play by his game’s rules. In international cricket, how has he succeeded? He completed the task in his own unique approach. He continued, “I believe that everyone should play to their abilities.
Right now in Twenty20 International cricket, the top two run scorers are Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
While the captain has scored 3974 runs in 151 matches at an average of 31.29, Virat has amassed 4037 runs from 117 matches at an average of 51.75.
In Twenty20 Internationals, Virat has a strike rate of 138.15, while Rohit is close to 140 in the shorter format. Virat Kohli made a deliberate decision to bat aggressively.
