Virat Kohli was again part of the debate, this time for his knock of 51 off 43 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) where he finished with a strike rate of 118.60.
He scored 32 runs from his first 18 balls but slowed down during the middle overs to add the remaining 19 runs in 25 balls, however Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished as the winning side.
The India No.3 replied to his critics with an unbeaten 70* off 44 balls against Gujarat Titans on Sunday afternoon. He batted at a strike rate of 159.09 and hit six fours and three sixes.
“All the people who talk about strike rates and me not playing spin well are the ones who love talking about this stuff. But for me, it’s just about winning the game for the team,” Kohli said in the post-match interview after the game.
“And there’s a reason why you do it for 15 years – because you’ve done this day in [and] day out; you’ve won games for your teams.”
Spin has troubled Kohli before yesterday in this season of IPL. Before the Titans match, he had scored only 38 runs off 37 balls against spin in the Powerplay.