Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Ahead of India's ICC T20 World Cup match against the United States, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has asked Virat Kohli to tone down his aggression and play a little conservative game on the tough pitches of New York during the competition. requested.
India will play USA in their third Group A match of the T20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Stadium on Wednesday. In their previous match, India had defeated Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring thriller. The United States' last game also saw them defeat Pakistan in a Super Over after the match was tied. India top the group with two wins and four points from two matches.The United States are in second place with the same win-loss record and four points, although they have a lower net run rate.
Virat, who is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament, did not have a good start to the tournament, scoring just one and four runs as an opener against Ireland and Pakistan. Both times he got out while playing aggressively.
Virat comes into this tournament after a brilliant Indian Premier League (2024) season for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), where he scored 741 runs in 15 innings at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.69 with one century and five fifties. . , Virat recorded the highest strike rate so far in his IPL career and performed exceptionally well against the spinners, adopting a more aggressive approach against them.
Speaking to ESPN Cricinfo, Manjrekar said that while Virat has reportedly changed his game after being criticized for his slow strike rate, the "old Virat" would have been better on the tough New York pitches, where runs have been difficult to score. And the batsmen have played.Conservatively.
"The problem with Virat Kohli is that there has been a lot of discussion about his strike rate in the last two years, and during this IPL season he completely changed it. His strike rate reached 150, although other The pass was around 200, but that's a different topic. He might have come into the T20 World Cup with the same mindset, but looking at the pitches, the old Virat Kohli would have been much better," Manjrekar said.
“So, I think someone should tell him to bring back that old version of himself and make changes again when the pitches become flat.,
Squad:
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav. ,Yashasvi Jaiswal
USA squad: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (wk/c), Andries Gaus, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kenzige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Nisarg Patel, Shayan Jahangir, Milind Kumar, Shadley van Schalkwyk.
India will play USA in their third Group A match of the T20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Stadium on Wednesday. In their previous match, India had defeated Pakistan by six runs in a low-scoring thriller. The United States' last game also saw them defeat Pakistan in a Super Over after the match was tied. India top the group with two wins and four points from two matches.The United States are in second place with the same win-loss record and four points, although they have a lower net run rate.
Virat, who is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament, did not have a good start to the tournament, scoring just one and four runs as an opener against Ireland and Pakistan. Both times he got out while playing aggressively.
Virat comes into this tournament after a brilliant Indian Premier League (2024) season for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), where he scored 741 runs in 15 innings at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.69 with one century and five fifties. . , Virat recorded the highest strike rate so far in his IPL career and performed exceptionally well against the spinners, adopting a more aggressive approach against them.
Speaking to ESPN Cricinfo, Manjrekar said that while Virat has reportedly changed his game after being criticized for his slow strike rate, the "old Virat" would have been better on the tough New York pitches, where runs have been difficult to score. And the batsmen have played.Conservatively.
"The problem with Virat Kohli is that there has been a lot of discussion about his strike rate in the last two years, and during this IPL season he completely changed it. His strike rate reached 150, although other The pass was around 200, but that's a different topic. He might have come into the T20 World Cup with the same mindset, but looking at the pitches, the old Virat Kohli would have been much better," Manjrekar said.
“So, I think someone should tell him to bring back that old version of himself and make changes again when the pitches become flat.,
Squad:
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav. ,Yashasvi Jaiswal
USA squad: Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (wk/c), Andries Gaus, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nostush Kenzige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Nisarg Patel, Shayan Jahangir, Milind Kumar, Shadley van Schalkwyk.
