How poor was Kohli's knock 50(40) in comparison to Williamson's knock 40(40) in the Semi Finals ?

[Mobashir]

I feel watching Kohlis innings. He played for himself. Didn’t go into the 5th gear. Stats matter to this obnoxious cricketer.

The whole world cup was about stat pading for him. He was so so slow before reaching personal milestones.

 

[Majestic]

The whole world cup was about stat pading for him. He was so so slow before reaching personal milestones.

Last year, Babar's strike rate was 126. Kohli's is 136 this year so better than Babar.

Babar's scores last year vs major teams :

68(51) vs India
9(11) vs New Zealand
51(47) vs Afghanistan
39(34) vs Australia

 

[Mobashir]

Last year, Babar's strike rate was 126. Kohli's is 136 this year so better than Babar.

Babar's scores last year vs major teams :

68(51) vs India
9(11) vs New Zealand
51(47) vs Afghanistan
39(34) vs Australia

Lack of understand the game is part of people.
Even in the semi final against NZ his SR was not that high but it was a perfectly paced innings because it always depend on the match situation.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I feel watching Kohlis innings. He played for himself. Didn’t go into the 5th gear. Stats matter to this obnoxious cricketer.

What a baloney lol Kohli was never a selfish cricketer. When he sets targets he usually takes it deep and finish. Almost all the matches were low scoring games in this world T20. So they just went for par score. It was Rohit/Rahul that were the culprits. If it were chasing he would have timed it far better. He is almost going to retire soon. He is playing "selfish" cricket at this age?

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Question: IF Babar have played the same knock right now people would be bashing him...fact is Rohit/Rahul and Kohli to be blamed... when batting first you need to play ruthless cricket and get runs in the Powerplay.

Babar already played two match loosing innings in KO matches with SR 114.

And his SR in this wc is 93 which is worse than Bavuma.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Way better than Babar’s knock today and in the semifinals of 2021 t20 wc.

Consider the fact that both openers were responsible for that approach.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Without his knock, Pandya would not have had the platform to launch and got us to 168. It was definitely better than Babar's knock because Kohli's SR was ~ 135

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Babar played worst knocks in both KO games combined 2021 wc sf and today.
And he finished with average 17 and SR 93.

Williamson innings much better than Babr innings , no comparison with Kohli.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Babar took his team to the final so Babar's knock was better than Kohli's knock.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Babar took his team to the final so Babar's knock was better than Kohli's knock.

Babar has his bowlers who restrict oppositions to 150

Kohli has bowlers who get tonked for 10 RPO

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Babar has his bowlers who restrict oppositions to 150

Kohli has bowlers who get tonked for 10 RPO

Explain this to [MENTION=151350]Mesozoic[/MENTION] who lost his mind when I said the exact same thing in the Babar Azam thread.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Babar took his team to the final so Babar's knock was better than Kohli's knock.

Pakistan went final without help of both Babar and Rizwan.
For India it's only Kohli- SKY duo who played consistently and took India to SF.

 

[Bewal Express]

They have done a good job,but it's a good time to look at new players. We are reluctant to try new batsman and the ones we do try are pretty poor

 

[bala977]

I shudder think what would have happened if Kohli hadn't played that responsible innings of 50 of 40. Let us try to go look for issues where none exist please

 

[Aseem_04]

Kohli Always played like this than he will hit 10 ball 30-35 runs but unfortunately he got out that day, Kohli Has 212 + Strike rate in last 5 overs even pandya ,Surya ,Buttler Don't have that insane strike rate But People Do anything to Bring goat in their discussion, Because when you can't have ferrari, You can only get jealousy of ferrari and boast of your maruti 800 ,Like BVB Does Though in enjoy who they bring Goat kohli In every second discussion ,love to see so much obsession For Greatest Loi Player

 

[Ab Fan]

Kohli Always played like this than he will hit 10 ball 30-35 runs but unfortunately he got out that day, Kohli Has 212 + Strike rate in last 5 overs even pandya ,Surya ,Buttler Don't have that insane strike rate But People Do anything to Bring goat in their discussion, Because when you can't have ferrari, You can only get jealousy of ferrari and boast of your maruti 800 ,Like BVB Does Though in enjoy who they bring Goat kohli In every second discussion ,love to see so much obsession For Greatest Loi Player

The only fair comparison with Kohli for any T20 batsman would be Jos Buttler. These two are among the best T20I batsman in the world.

Babar is only slightly better than KL Rahul and about same as Rohit Sharma. Look at his T20I World Cup stats for reference. That SR is pretty low(around 113) and then posters have the audacity to bash Kohli for having a 130esque strike-rate in World Cups.

 

[Aseem_04]

A lot of pakistan based famous youtubers cricket analyst and ex cricketer keep saying it Babar isn't half of kohli, Even when Kohli Hit 100 Against afganistan and played inning against Pakistan, Wahab,Amir,Akmal and lot of there calling real king is back, Goat is Back. Whole around the world and in india does anyone say that Kohli is inferior to even Anyome? He has such aura gets compared to Vi richards,Sachin and everywhere else people compare there players to Kohli that tells that's enough to tell how much gulf there's been between Abdv,Kohli and rest lf all. No one ever blamed kohli for stat padding in india,Cause he played for win not for stats But how often we see Babar,Rahul etc are blamed even in their fans for stat padding. I gets annoyed when player who isn't 25% of his caliber compared to him by posters here, Do we ever compare, Siraj To Wasim just because siraj was better in Australia?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This looks interesting.

'At least match khatam karkey gaye hai': Sehwag compares Stokes' half-century in WC final with Kohli's knock vs England

Virender Sehwag has compared the contrasting knocks of Ben Stokes and Virat Kohli after the T20 World Cup 2022 final on Sunday.

Legendary Indian opener Virender Sehwag has compared the contrasting knocks of Ben Stokes and Virat Kohli after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia on Sunday. Kohli's fighting knock against England went in vain as openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales powered the Three Lions to a 10-wicket win over India in the second semi-final on Thursday. After defeating India in the penultimate clash, Stokes-inspired England outclassed Pakistan in the low-scoring encounter to clinch the T20 World Cup title on Sunday.

Staging England's fightback with the willow at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), all-rounder Stokes played a gritty knock of 52 off 49 balls to help Buttler-led England upstage Babar's Pakistan by 5 wickets in the T20 World Cup final. Stokes' unbeaten knock paved the way for the Three Lions to chase down the paltry total of 138 in 19 overs at the MCG.

Stokes also registered his highest T20I score for England in the recently concluded final of the ICC event. Reflecting on England's historic win over Pakistan, former India opener Sehwag opined that Stokes would've been questioned by his critics if the same knock had arrived after Buttler and Co. opted to bat instead of bowling first in the final at the MCG.

“Bhayi wo nahi banatey to India 168 tak nahi phochta. Yaha par unhoney 52 banaye hai, ye ant tak rahe hai, match ko jeetakey leke gaye hai, balls to aur bhi bachi hui thi na? To poora 1 over bacha hua tha abhi, to wo balls ka kya kartey. At least match khatam karkey gye hai to isliye ye ankadey behtar lag rhe hai. Because of that knock, India would not have reached the 168-run total. Here, Stokes scored 52 and he remained unbeaten. He guided England to glory and they completed the run chase with 6 balls to spare. Since he ended the match in England's favour, his knock is looking good on the scorecard,” Sehwag added.

Stokes top-scored for Buttler and Co. while pacer Sam Curran emerged as the pick of the bowlers for England in the World Cup final. Pacer Curran bagged three wickets and leaked 12 runs in 4 overs. The Englishman was also named the Player of the Match for his bowling heroics. Curran, who finished the T20 World Cup 2022 with 13 wickets, was also named the Player of the Tournament.

“Ye ankadey unke 49 balls mein 52 agar wo pehle khel rhe hotey to sab criticize kartey. Kyuki situation kay hisaab se khele hai - 52 not out, match jeetaya hai to isliye ye ankadey behtar lag rahe hai. Agar Virat Kohli ki baat karey to 40 balls mein 50 run halkey isliye lag rhe they kyuki India wo match haar gya. Aur phle batting karkey jeet bhi jata hai koi to wo (knock) crucial bhi to ho jaati na 40-ball mein 50 run. (Stokes would have been criticised if he had scored 52 off 49 balls in 1st innings or while not chasing. Because he played as per the situation, his knock is looking good on paper. If we talk about Virat Kohli, his last knock against England doesn't have much weight because India lost the match. And the same knock would've been deemed a crucial one (40-ball 50) if India had won the match,” Sehwag told Cricbuzz during a discussion.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...i-s-knock-vs-england-101668356443602-amp.html

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

A lot of pakistan based famous youtubers cricket analyst and ex cricketer keep saying it Babar isn't half of kohli, Even when Kohli Hit 100 Against afganistan and played inning against Pakistan, Wahab,Amir,Akmal and lot of there calling real king is back, Goat is Back. Whole around the world and in india does anyone say that Kohli is inferior to even Anyome? He has such aura gets compared to Vi richards,Sachin and everywhere else people compare there players to Kohli that tells that's enough to tell how much gulf there's been between Abdv,Kohli and rest lf all. No one ever blamed kohli for stat padding in india,Cause he played for win not for stats But how often we see Babar,Rahul etc are blamed even in their fans for stat padding. I gets annoyed when player who isn't 25% of his caliber compared to him by posters here, Do we ever compare, Siraj To Wasim just because siraj was better in Australia?

The problem is with you if you are getting annoyed by others opinions here lol. Take a chill pill and enjoy the discussion. No need to get hurt like this.

 

[Aseem_04]

The problem is with you if you are getting annoyed by others opinions here lol. Take a chill pill and enjoy the discussion. No need to get hurt like this.

everyone can't be Picasso of pretending Lol.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

everyone can't be Picasso of pretending Lol.

You can't even take good advise given by others. What a cry baby.

 

[NishanKonar]

Virat Kohli plays T20 like it was played 8-10 years back

But England has changed the dynamics of T20 cricket so much that Kohli's approach looks obsolete

Williamson was never a gun T20 player in the 1st place