The 37-year-old is in imperious touch with the bat, having struck five successive fifties in ODI cricket so far, keeping the streak which started during the final ODI against Australia at Sydney alive during the first NZ ODI at Vadodara, striking a brilliant 93 in 91 balls, with eight fours
Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif hailed Indian batting icon Virat Kohli for his recent run of scorching form in ODI cricket, saying that he plays the format as if playing a "Delhi local league" and if he stays motivated, he culd go on playing India for next five or six years, beyond
"Batting with Harshit Rana in the final overs was fun. I had to calm him down. He kept asking me to remind him not to try and hit a six every ball, because that was his mindset. I had to settle him. He is new to ODIs and hasn't played many games," Rahul said on JioHotstar.
Shreyas Iyer lauded teammate Virat Kohli after the legendary batter's 93-run innings helped India chase a 301-run target against New Zealand in the opening match of the three-match series, on Sunday at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara.
Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan dissected the reason behind Virat Kohli's consistency in ODIs after the legendary Indian batter's match-winning 93-run knock against New Zealand at Vadodara on Sunday in the first ODI of the three-match series against New Zealand. Pathan noted Kohli's hea
Virat Kohli continues his brilliant love affair with chasing in the 50-over format. He played a blissful innings of 93 runs against New Zealand in the first ODI in Vadodara on Sunday.
During a chase of 301 runs, Virat once again showcased immense intent and was chanceless in his approach at the same time, scoring his knock of 93 in 91 balls with eight fours and a six with a strike rate of above 102. While the Vadodara crowd could not get to see the number 85th ton, the
"At the moment, Kohli's making batting look easy, it's tough to start on these pitches. Tough to replicate what he does. Hope he keeps piling on runs," he added.
New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell reflected on his side's defeat against India in the first ODI, saying, we can be proud of our efforts for taking the number 1 team in the world to the last over.
India pulled off a thrilling chase, reaching 301 in the second last over of the innings, with KL Rahul and Washington Sundar putting up a decent partnership to seal the win by four wickets.
Virat Kohli continued to etch his name deeper into the history books as he surpassed Kumar Sangakkara's tally of 28,016 runs to become the second-highest run-getter across all formats in international cricket.