“Estadísticas de Virat Kohli”

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach fired a jibe at the batter’s critics after his knock against Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday. The number three batter turned the clock back to prove once again why he was the best chase master for India. With a boundary off the last delivery, not only did Kohli get to his 51st ODI century but also got India across the line to seal a comfortable victory.

Virat Kohli’s coach takes aim at his naysayers

Speaking to RevSportz after India’s win, Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma said that the batter’s stats as a chaser spoke for itself. He urged the critics to look into the history of Indian cricket and see if there was any other player had won a match for India more times than Virat has.

“I don’t want to say anything (to critics), his stats speak for itself as to what he is capable of. I request them to take a look at Indian cricket history to see if there is any other player who has won more matches for India,” Sharma said.

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Sharma further said that Virat still has a long way to go in ODIs. He opined that the Indian team needed Kohli, given the way he was playing currently.

Virat’s 100-run knock against Pakistan came off 111 deliveries. His innings was studded with 7 fours. His unbeaten knock earned him his 5th Player of the Match award against Pakistan, making him the player with most POTM awards against a single team. With this win, India have won both their Champions Trophy game played so far and have sealed a berth in the semi-finals of the tournament.