Lucknow: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli is in excellent form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Seeing his form, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has given a big reaction about Virat and he believes that Kohli can give his best performance in the history of IPL this season. Let us tell you that Virat has scored more than 700 runs so far in IPL 2024 and the Orange Cap is on his head. He has done this brilliant performance at a time when questions were being raised about the 35-year-old's place in T-20 cricket.

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Before the start of IPL 2024, questions were being raised about Kohli's strike rate and it was being said that he should not be included in the team of ICC T20 World Cup 2024. However, this season Kohli has silenced everyone with the bat and has single-handedly taken RCB to the playoffs. Now seeing this excellent form of the right-handed batsman, Hayden has made a big prediction during a conversation on Star Sports. He believes that Virat can perform even better than the 2016 season, where he scored 973 runs and scored 4 centuries in the same season.

He said, “Looking at the kind of form Virat Kohli is in, it seems that he can leave behind his performance in the year 2016. A big reason for this is his love, passion and commitment towards the game. These are some such words with the help of which perhaps you can praise him. He is a great player and whether he is on the field or batting with the bat in his hand, Kohli loves it very much.”

The right-handed batsman has scored more than 700 runs this season and has batted well. Apart from this, Virat also fills the energy of other players on the field and his aggressive attitude is very much liked by the Indian fans. Hayden also threw light on his same nature during the match played against CSK and gave a big reaction. The former Austrian player said, “It is certain that Kohli is very committed to the game and he makes the audience realize it as well. There were some moments in the match against Chennai when he was asking the crowd to remain calm.”

Virat Kohli's performance in IPL 2024

This season too, the 35-year-old has batted well and he is at the top in terms of scoring the most runs this season. In the 14 matches played so far this season, Kohli has scored 708 runs with an average of 64.36 and strike rate of 155.6. During this period, he has scored one century and 5 half-centuries.

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