Virat Kohli’s recent eruption regarding criticism of his strike rate has polarized fans on social media. The RCB captain vehemently responded to criticism about his strike rate and his proficiency against spinners during the middle overs. His remarks came after his remarkable display, where he scored 70 runs from only 44 balls in RCB’s emphatic 9-wicket victory over Gujarat in Ahmedabad during an IPL 2024 match on Sunday.
There’s been a lot of talk about Virat Kohli’s strike rate and batting style in this season’s IPL 2024, despite him leading as the highest run-scorer. Kohli showed his form with an unbeaten 70 off just 44 balls as Royal Challengers Bangalore won convincingly against Gujarat Titans by 9 wickets. Kohli hit back at his critics after the match, saying he ignores discussions about his strike rate and feels only those who’ve played cricket at a high level can truly grasp such situations.
“Not really, all the people who talk about strike-rates and me not playing spin well are the ones talking about this stuff. For me, it’s about winning the games for the team and there’s a reason why you’ve done it for 15 years, you’ve done this day in and day out, you’ve won games for your teams, I’m not quite sure that if you haven’t been in that situation yourself, to sit and talk about the game in the box. For me, people can talk about their assumptions day in and day out, but those who have done day in and day out, they know what’s happening and it’s a kind of muscle memory for me now,” Kohli said after the match.
“We wanted to step up for ourselves, play for our self respect. We can’t be playing the way we played in the first half of the tournament, we wanted to see the ball as well, we are attacking way more, the fielders are putting their bodies on the line, that’s the way we want to play. We haven’t been up to standards so far except the last two games, but we just want to continue the same way, we have a great atmosphere in the dressing room. We want to play for ourselves, have some self respect as to why we’re playing at this level and also for the fans who’ve been supporting us,” the star India batter added.
