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Virat Kohli, IPL 2024: Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Kohli has scored 500 runs in 10 matches so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season at an average of 71.42. Virat Kohli performed strongly in the match played against Gujarat Titans.
He scored his fourth half-century of the season and led the team to victory. Although Kohli has also scored a century in this season, but Kohli has been heavily trolled for his poor strike rate. After the match, Kohli answered the questions raised regarding his strike rate and also criticized the critics.
Kohli replied to the critics
After the match, the 35-year-old player lashed out at the critics. He said, “People were talking about my style of play and my struggle against spinners, but for me winning is everything. For 15 years, I have been playing only to win matches for the team and for its self-respect. I am playing.” Commentating on the field and in the commentary box are very different. I just want to win for my team. I know what people say about my game. Only those who have been in the field for hours can understand.
Gavaskar raised questions on strike rate
In the match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 25 April, Kohli scored 51 runs on 43 balls. Meanwhile, his strike rate was 11.60. After the match, former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar raised questions on Kohli's strike rate. It is believed that the star batsman has given him this answer.
Cricketers play only for self-respect
RCB is ranked 10th in the IPL 2024 points table. The team has won only three out of the 10 matches played so far. After the win against Gujarat, Kohli said, “We play for our self-respect, we could not continue the way we played in the first half. We wanted to play for our fans. “We know we didn’t play up to our potential.” We can perform better in the tournament and try to continue what we have done in the last two matches.”
