Lucknow: There was a lot of discussion about the strike rate of veteran batsman Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This matter gained momentum when Kohli gave a statement and said that he does not pay attention to outside voices. After this, former great Indian player Sunil Gavaskar reacted to this and criticized Virat for his such behaviour. However, now former great Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram has given his opinion on this matter and has given his side on this matter.
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If we look at the performance of the 35-year-old in IPL 2024, he has shown an amazing game and has retained his hold on the Orange Cap. This season, the right-handed batsman has played a total of 11 matches so far, in which he has scored 542 runs with an extraordinary average of 67.75 and an excellent strike rate of 148. During this period, he has scored one century and 4 half-centuries. Despite such a brilliant performance, people raise questions about the strike rate of the star player. However, he has batted slowly in some matches and now Akram has given a big statement on this while talking to Sportskeeda.
He said, “Both Virat and Sunny Bhai are great players. I know Sunny Bhai very well as a cricketer and a human being, both inside and outside the field. He has been working as a commentator for many years. Now if I talk about Virat Kohli, he is the greatest player of this era and he is included in the list of all-time great players of the world. However, I think Kohli should not have done this.”
The former Pakistani player further said that “The job of a commentator is to talk about every aspect of the game. If a player plays a slow innings then everyone present in the commentary will talk about it. However, I also feel that Virat is not that kind of person and both of them are great players of India and it is a matter of pride for India. I don't think either of them will take it personally, they will forget it and move on. I know both the players very well.”
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