King Kohli's reincarnation from Asia Cup: scored 548 runs in 12 matches at an average of 78.28, Surya's shine also faded

Posted on 29th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

Virat Kohli is out of form...he should be dropped from the team...he doesn't make it to the Indian team...

 

These are some of the statements that were in the headlines till two months back. There was a solid reason behind this too. Virat was not able to score any century for almost three years. His shots were proving lifeless and the average-strike rate was falling steadily. Only then does the Asia Cup begin. From here Virat's luck turned upside down.

 

On 28 August, Virat played a slow but match-winning inning of 35 off 34 balls against Pakistan. Although the Indian team could not reach the final of the tournament further, Virat's luck continued to shine with the bat.

 

He scored a century in the last league match against Afghanistan. Virat had scored a century after 1020 days in international cricket.

 

In terms of his return to form, it can be said that the Asia Cup proved to be like a second birth for Virat Kohli. From here, the process of his bat-spewing fire continues in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia.

 

Further in this story, we will know how King Kohli has performed since the Asia Cup. His performance will also be seen against Mohammad Rizwan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Babar Azam, who are among the top-4 batsmen in the world in T20 rankings.

 

Average above 78 since Asia Cup

Virat has played 12 T20 matches since the beginning of the Asia Cup. He has scored 548 runs in these matches. During this, Kohli's average has been 78.28. At the same time, the strike rate is 143.45. That is, Virat's average during this period is 48% more than his career average. At the same time, the strike rate has also increased.

 

Not getting out in the World Cup

Virat has played two innings so far in this T20 World Cup and was not out in both. No Indian fan will ever forget his 82-run knock against Pakistan in the World Cup. In this innings, Virat scored 33 runs in his last 11 balls.

 

Thanks to this, the Indian team managed to score 48 runs in the last 18 balls and settled the loss against Pakistan in the last T20 World Cup. After this, Virat played an unbeaten inning of 62 runs in 44 balls against the Netherlands.

 

India's No. 1 batsman since Asia Cup

Virat is the highest run-scorer for India in the Asia Cup so far. He has also left behind Suryakumar Yadav, who is running in excellent form.

 

Suryakumar has scored 439 runs in 13 matches during this period. Virat has scored runs at an average of above 78, while Surya's average has been 43.90.

 

Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam are also not around on average

Mohammad Rizwan, the number-1 batsman in T20 cricket, has played 19 matches in the Asia Cup so far, which is 7 matches more than Virat. During this, his strike rate was only 123.82. At the same time, he scored 816 runs at an average of 51.

 

The performance of Pakistan captain Babar Azam has also been very mediocre in comparison to Virat. When Virat was in poor form, Babar encouraged him by tweeting, 'This time will also pass, stay strong.'

 

Now seeing the change in the form of both, the fans are saying that Virat should also tweet the same for Babar. Babar has managed only one fifty in the last 5 matches.

 

Babar backward in both strike rate and average

Babar has played 20 matches so far in the Asia Cup and averages 32.29. At the same time, the strike rate is only 128.57, Babar scored 0 and four in the first two matches of the World Cup that Pakistan lost.

 

1 month's break worked

After struggling for a long time to return to form, Virat took a break of almost a month after the tour of England last July. Virat said that he did not even touch the bat during this time. After the break, they went straight to the Asia Cup. The way he has been scoring runs since then only proves that taking a break proved to be effective for Virat.

 

Developing a new partnership with Rohit

Along with returning to form, one thing better for Virat is that now he is neither seen in tension nor a tussle with anyone. When Virat left the Test captaincy, it was believed that his relationship with Rohit Sharma was getting worse. But, since the Asia Cup, there has been a very good friendship between the two.

 

Both are seen congratulating each other on their good performance and are also celebrating the team's victory together. The next two pictures tell their story. Both these pictures are after the victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.

 

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