Virat Kohli strike rate: The 45th match of IPL 2024 was played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore (GT vs RCB) in Ahmedabad. In this match, Bengaluru team performed brilliantly while chasing the target and won by 9 wickets with four overs remaining. Along with Will Jacques (100*), veteran batsman Virat Kohli also played an important role in RCB's victory and played an unbeaten innings at a good strike rate. After the match, Kohli also talked about his strike rate and hit out at the critics who often talk about his slow batting.

In the match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat Titans batted first and set the target of 200 after losing 3 wickets in 20 overs. For Gujarat, Sai Sudarshan scored the highest unbeaten 84 runs and Shahrukh Khan scored 58 runs. Chasing the target of 201, Will Jacques batted stormily for Royal Challengers Bangalore and gave his team an easy victory by scoring 100* runs in just 41 balls. Kohli also scored unbeaten 70 runs in 44 balls and during this his strike rate was 159.09. There was an unbeaten partnership of 166 runs for the second wicket between him and Jacques.

Speaking after RCB's win, Virat Kohli said, “All the people who talk about strike rate and me not playing spin well, they are talking about this thing. For, it's about winning games for the team and there's a reason why you've done it for 15 years, you've done it consistently, you've won games for your teams, I'm not quite sure if you yourself Haven't been in that situation, so sit in the box and talk about the game, for me, people can talk about their perceptions day in and day out, but those who have done it day in and day out know what's going on. “

Will Jacques was also highly appreciated

Kohli also praised his teammate Will Jacques and said, “When he (Will Jacques) came to bat, he was angry that he was not able to strike the ball the way he wanted to. We Just talked about staying calm. We know how explosive he can be when he is in form. I was happy to see his innings at the other end.”