Kohli scored an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls as the Men in Blue set a 185-run target for Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup 2022 Group 2 Super 12 clash in Adelaide on Wednesday, November 2. They went on to win the match by five runs via the DLS method after Shakib Al Hasan and Co. were set a revised target of 151 runs in 16 overs due to a rain interruption.
During a discussion on Star Sports, Gambhir was asked about his views on Kohli’s knock. He responded:
The former India opener pointed out that a team needs different styles of batters to be successful. He elaborated:
Gambhir added that Kohli performs multiple roles in India’s batting lineup. He explained:
Kohli has a career strike rate of 138.45 in T20I cricket. He has also been extremely consistent, with his 3932 runs in 113 games coming at an excellent average of 53.13.
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Gambhir lauded Kohli for pacing his innings brilliantly against Bangladesh. He elaborated:
The cricketer-turned-commentator concluded by pointing out an area where Kohli scores over the other contemporary batting greats. He said:
Kohli was chosen as the Player of the Match for his enterprising knock. He also became the highest run-getter in T20 World Cups during his innings.
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