Bridgetown [Barbados], ahead of the much-awaited ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final against India at the Kensington Oval on Saturday, South Africa captain Aiden Markram shared his thoughts on former India captain Virat's poor performance Kohli, in the ongoing main event.
Ahead of the clash between the tournament's two unbeaten teams, India and South Africa, the Proteas cricketer stated that the 36-year-old is a great player and cricket is a game of ups and downs.
"I don't think I'll worry. He's a great player, as we all know. But they have their entire batting unit full of great players. And cricket is a game of ups and downs. You're not always going to do well, especially as a batsman, so we just do our planning, we do our preparation from a meeting point of view to plan towards those hitters and hopefully one day we can get it right," Markram said in the pre-match media. conference.
After enjoying some great form for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kohli has been searching for runs with the bat during the ongoing edition of the mega event. Kohli seems to have lost his rhythm as he opened for the Indian team alongside captain Rohit Sharma.
Kohli finished IPL 2024 with Orange Cap, amassing a whopping 741 runs at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.69, with one century and five half-centuries.
But in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Kohli's record is in complete contrast to his IPL figures. In seven matches, Kohli, for all his experience, has struggled to put together a number of performances. He has managed only 75 runs at an average of 10.71 throughout the tournament.
The stalwart batsman momentarily showed a glimpse of returning to his rhythm after smoking the ball on the stand over mid-wicket off Reece Topley.
But the England pacer had the last laugh after dislodging the handles from the stumps, with Kohli trying to push the ball towards the boundary.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Trozos .
Ahead of the clash between the tournament's two unbeaten teams, India and South Africa, the Proteas cricketer stated that the 36-year-old is a great player and cricket is a game of ups and downs.
"I don't think I'll worry. He's a great player, as we all know. But they have their entire batting unit full of great players. And cricket is a game of ups and downs. You're not always going to do well, especially as a batsman, so we just do our planning, we do our preparation from a meeting point of view to plan towards those hitters and hopefully one day we can get it right," Markram said in the pre-match media. conference.
After enjoying some great form for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kohli has been searching for runs with the bat during the ongoing edition of the mega event. Kohli seems to have lost his rhythm as he opened for the Indian team alongside captain Rohit Sharma.
Kohli finished IPL 2024 with Orange Cap, amassing a whopping 741 runs at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.69, with one century and five half-centuries.
But in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Kohli's record is in complete contrast to his IPL figures. In seven matches, Kohli, for all his experience, has struggled to put together a number of performances. He has managed only 75 runs at an average of 10.71 throughout the tournament.
The stalwart batsman momentarily showed a glimpse of returning to his rhythm after smoking the ball on the stand over mid-wicket off Reece Topley.
But the England pacer had the last laugh after dislodging the handles from the stumps, with Kohli trying to push the ball towards the boundary.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Trozos .
