Is Virat Kohli Playing T20 Cricket In Outdated Mode?

While the numbers look rather impressive, Kohli came under some criticism for his knock against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Former New Zealand fast bowler and now commentator Simon Doull was critical of Kohli's effort against LSG...

- RENIN WILBEN

Team India and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) superstar batter Virat Kohli has been in impressive form in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. In three matches, he has scored 164 runs at an average of 82 and a strike rate of 147.75. He began with an unbeaten 82 off 49 balls against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Bengaluru, followed it up with 21 off 18 deliveries against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and scored 61 off 44 balls versus Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

While the numbers look rather impressive, Kohli came under some criticism for his knock against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Former New Zealand fast bowler and now commentator Simon Doull was critical of Kohli's effort against LSG at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He claimed that the Indian superstar batted too slowly so that he could reach a milestone. Kohli raced away to 42 off 25 inside the powerplay but took another 10 balls to reach his fifty.

Doull commented about the innings, "Kohli was concerned about a personal milestone. He took 10 balls to score eight runs, Started off like a train, took 10 balls from 42-50 runs." While Doull's comments led to a massive controversy and invited Kohli fans' wrath, it also opened up a debate over whether the RCB is playing an outdated version of T20 cricket.

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