Virat Kohli is India’s cricket prodigy who reminisced about his famous 82nd international ton against Pakistan and then went on to mention how that cover drive remains the trickiest by far. It has, he admitted, turned out to be a “catch-22” situation for him, as it is by far the most abused hook for him, yet it is the most profitable so far for him to score runs with that shot.
Kohli became the third player in history to score 14,000 ODI runs with that century against Pakistan. This was in Dubai at the ICC Champions Trophy event, where Kohli top scored for India as they made a triumphant march over their traditional enemies and secured their place in the tournament. With that, Kohli has only strengthened his credentials as one of the best batsmen in world cricket.
“My role over the years has remained the same”- Virat Kohli
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During India’s match against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy, Kohli continued by sharing how he overcame his coverdrive weakness. King Kohli has made that specific shot his signature. He has been struggling with the shot lately, though, and frequently gives up wickets.
“It’s a ‘catch-22’. I mean, it’s kind of been my weakness as well over the years, but I’ve scored a lot of runs on that shot. I think today was just about backing my shots and I think the first couple of boundaries I got were cover drives on the rise, so I really had to just let it go a little bit and take a bit of risk and follow through with my shots, because when I hit that kind of shots, then I feel in control when I bat out there, so it was a good innings for me personally and it was a great team win,” the former India skipper said in a video posted by Indian Cricket Team on Instagram.
“One thing that I’ve always thought of batting at three is to minimise risk and make sure that I put my team in a winning position and if you have a chance to finish off the game in a chase, obviously, that’s much better and I always preferred that kind of a situation, but yeah, my role over the years has remained the same, whatever the demand of the game, I put my head down and try to do that,” the 36-year-old player added.
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