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The Greatest T20I Knock Ever Played? - Take A Bow Virat Kohli

Virat played well but can't compare to past greats.. It is our habit to be over excited and call it the best ever. OP probably is a teenager who has never watched Inzy or Javed Miandad bat.
 
Very very good innings, but not as good as Hussey's innings. Hussey's innings was against a much higher pedigree of of bowler and a much much steeper task.
 
Virat played well but can't compare to past greats.. It is our habit to be over excited and call it the best ever. OP probably is a teenager who has never watched Inzy or Javed Miandad bat.

Haha you serious ?
 
Very very good innings, but not as good as Hussey's innings. Hussey's innings was against a much higher pedigree of of bowler and a much much steeper task.

t20 got a short history, but I would agree with you. Misbah's and Yuvi's 2007 WC innings along with Hussey's are the best I saw in my life.
 
Wrong way round. The misconception is yours. Just because a freak GOAT player like Kohli can do it without risks doesn't mean normal batsmen can. You don't model your game around being able to do things that freaks can.

Vey very well said ... That just about sums up Kohli vs REST .
 
Virat played well but can't compare to past greats.. It is our habit to be over excited and call it the best ever. OP probably is a teenager who has never watched Inzy or Javed Miandad bat.

Lol. Amazing stuff.
 
Faulkner was bowling the same stuff he did against Pakistan. Kohli made it look mediocre.

You have to be shockingly biased to discredit this knock.

Faulkner is mediocre, unfortunately our batting is worse.
 
Virat played well but can't compare to past greats.. It is our habit to be over excited and call it the best ever. OP probably is a teenager who has never watched Inzy or Javed Miandad bat.

Lol @ Inzy...the guy who mostly flopped in WC's.
 
Faulkner was impossible with his slow cutters on this pitch.

Its just Kohli's genius that made it look average.
 
This is WITHOUT A DOUBT The Greatest T20 Knock Ever Played (Take A Bow Kohli)

The thing is, two of India´s smartest batsmen were out there bossing the game. The keys were, them running the twos, not panicking after during Watson´s last over and staying patience in general, not hitting a shot in anger and driving the ball along the grounds to find the boundaries.

I bowed to the TV screen after they got done. Virat Kohli is the closest thing that I have seen to being perfect. I will openly admit here that I never used to rate his batting in T20(I), always thinking that he can´t go after huge required run-rates without the assistance of a cameo from someone else and mostly bats well after their bowlers have mostly done the job, but today,... not a single thing applies. It was pure genius! A man possessed, a man minus mistakes, a man with a resolve. The greatest T20I innings that I have seen!
 
Faulkner was impossible with his slow cutters on this pitch.

Its just Kohli's genius that made it look average.

Cutters and slower balls are not the way to go at the death on ground against any batsmen. Kohli did an amazing job, but some of the bowling decisions at the end was attrocious. Zampa was awesome in his spell and they didn't bowl him out, yet they gave Hazlewood his quota.

Kohli would have probably won it anyway for India. But the approach from Aus was like something you'd never see from them in the longer formats. You can set a field for full length bowling, you can't set a field for shot balls.

Once Kohli had the measure of the slower balls, it was like feeding him long hops. Even the great Kohli and Dhoni wouldn't have been able to score more than 10 per over if you bowled full and set your field accordingly.
 
This will go down as one of the best second inning in T20 history.
 
That knock was absolutely brilliant, one of the best in T20 cricket! The level of fitness was top notch as he consistently converted ones into twos, not to mention he did that for the entire innings. Once again, just re emphasizes the importance of running between wickets in modern day cricket.

Our players seem to resist high-standards of fitness as we've consistently heard complaints about players being unhappy about Waqar's focus on fitness. This innings is a good reminder of why he was so gungho about fitness.
 
The thing is, two of India´s smartest batsmen were out there bossing the game. The keys were, them running the twos, not panicking after during Watson´s last over and staying patience in general, not hitting a shot in anger and driving the ball along the grounds to find the boundaries.

I bowed to the TV screen after they got done. Virat Kohli is the closest thing that I have seen to being perfect. I will openly admit here that I never used to rate his batting in T20(I), always thinking that he can´t go after huge required run-rates without the assistance of a cameo from someone else and mostly bats well after their bowlers have mostly done the job, but today,... not a single thing applies. It was pure genius! A man possessed, a man minus mistakes, a man with a resolve. The greatest T20I innings that I have seen!

Wonderfully put. Those cover drives towards the end were just out of this world. He brings an aesthetic sense into T20 batting..
 
Can't compare Kohli to Javed and Inzy. Cricket back then was played differently in the tempo and style. Them days you had great bowlers to face. These days bowlers are mediocre compare to yesteryear. Kohli could become an all time great and probably will become one. However, he is relatively early in his career and has to do it consistently throughout his career. Then it might be better to compare with players of different eras.
 
Cutters and slower balls are not the way to go at the death on ground against any batsmen. Kohli did an amazing job, but some of the bowling decisions at the end was attrocious. Zampa was awesome in his spell and they didn't bowl him out, yet they gave Hazlewood his quota.

Kohli would have probably won it anyway for India. But the approach from Aus was like something you'd never see from them in the longer formats. You can set a field for full length bowling, you can't set a field for shot balls.

Once Kohli had the measure of the slower balls, it was like feeding him long hops. Even the great Kohli and Dhoni wouldn't have been able to score more than 10 per over if you bowled full and set your field accordingly.

In the game, Aussies mixed every type of delivery well.

Kohli simply moved across the crease and started slamming everything for 2s and 4s.

That's what makes this knock a work of genius.
 
Cutters and slower balls are not the way to go at the death on ground against any batsmen. Kohli did an amazing job, but some of the bowling decisions at the end was attrocious. Zampa was awesome in his spell and they didn't bowl him out, yet they gave Hazlewood his quota.

Kohli would have probably won it anyway for India. But the approach from Aus was like something you'd never see from them in the longer formats. You can set a field for full length bowling, you can't set a field for shot balls.

Once Kohli had the measure of the slower balls, it was like feeding him long hops. Even the great Kohli and Dhoni wouldn't have been able to score more than 10 per over if you bowled full and set your field accordingly.

you are welcome to apply as Pakistan's next coach...maybe even captain if ur young aged less than 40... :)
 
Can't compare Kohli to Javed and Inzy. Cricket back then was played differently in the tempo and style. Them days you had great bowlers to face. These days bowlers are mediocre compare to yesteryear. Kohli could become an all time great and probably will become one. However, he is relatively early in his career and has to do it consistently throughout his career. Then it might be better to compare with players of different eras.

OP himself compared. He seems to be over excited who has watched little cricket in the past. Certainly not 80s or 90s.
 
This bloke is the best all round batsman I have seen in my 30 years of watching the game. He is like a video game where you know he will win the game for you. Productivity of this guy makes likes of Sachin and Lara look average.

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Best LOI player no doubt.

In tests he's underachieved thus far, YK did alot more at the same stage of his test career in terms of runs (in and outside SC). YK is deffo better test player,
 
In the game, Aussies mixed every type of delivery well.

Kohli simply moved across the crease and started slamming everything for 2s and 4s.

That's what makes this knock a work of genius.

It was a great knock. But as with all sport, you have the ability to determine the outcome of the match and Aus had the ability but they didn't.

Bowl 6 yorkers at any batsmen, including Kohli with your boundary riders in front of square and let's see how often they can hit these 15 and 20 run overs.

Mixing it up is horse shyte to be honest. Mixing it up is for little girls who can't bowl yorkers.

6 yorkers or 6 attempted yorkers which are close to the mark is what you need.
 
Guys cool down.. And rate the innings in perspective. I have seen much better innings than this in my 45 years of watching cricket.
 
It was a great knock. But as with all sport, you have the ability to determine the outcome of the match and Aus had the ability but they didn't.

Bowl 6 yorkers at any batsmen, including Kohli with your boundary riders in front of square and let's see how often they can hit these 15 and 20 run overs.

Mixing it up is horse shyte to be honest. Mixing it up is for little girls who can't bowl yorkers.

6 yorkers or 6 attempted yorkers which are close to the mark is what you need.

lol...

If you bowl 6 yorkers, NO ONE can do anything.

Kohli does turn some yorkers into playable deliveries by moving across.

If you are gonna compare with 6 yorkers, you may as well set the T20 target to 500.

Cos every ATG would be lulloo against 6 perfect yorkers every over.
 
you are welcome to apply as Pakistan's next coach...maybe even captain if ur young aged less than 40... :)

Cricket is an out of date and stupid sport. If I wanted to take up coaching it would be in a proper sport. Tennis or Squash, where the best player in that sport will always win. Cricket, half the time the best players don't win **** because they're in a team of garbage.
 
He seems much more mature and likable now too. Great innings under pressure, he is on another planet.

On a side down, I think we should get Dravid or Ganguly as our next coach. They know how to bat and will communicate well with the players without the baggage of being an ex Pakistan player.

Ganguly is your man! He transformed a team of chokers to a team which never gives up.If he coaches Pakistan, I swear Pakistan team will be on a different level. The best part is, Ganguly had the knack of unearthing good pace bowlers and loved bowlers with pace, something he will find in plenty in Pakistan
 
Very very good innings, but not as good as Hussey's innings. Hussey's innings was against a much higher pedigree of of bowler and a much much steeper task.

True.. And that's why I feel OP has gone mad with hysterical appreciation specially watching his team winning. He needs to calm down.
 
lol...

If you bowl 6 yorkers, NO ONE can do anything.

Kohli does turn some yorkers into playable deliveries by moving across.

If you are gonna compare with 6 yorkers, you may as well set the T20 target to 500.

Cos every ATG would be lulloo against 6 perfect yorkers every over.

Very few bowlers in the history of the game were able to execute 6 yorkers. But many were able to bowl 6 full deliveries (yorkers, very full ptched deliveries and very low full tosses) and that's what Aus missed this tournament. A certain Starc was missing who would have done that better than most.
 
Guys cool down.. And rate the innings in perspective. I have seen much better innings than this in my 45 years of watching cricket.

:)) kohli is the best batsman in the world currently and you've got to admit that.
 
Texaco seems to have a bad day today. :)))

Calling others teenagers.

Bringing in Inzi and Javed.

And you my boy have gone over excited with your team winning and lost the perspective. Please watch videos of past greats and then call some innings as the nearest ever which couldn't be played by any one else.
 
Virat played well but can't compare to past greats.. It is our habit to be over excited and call it the best ever. OP probably is a teenager who has never watched Inzy or Javed Miandad bat.

As someone who has watched Inzi bat, and respects him very much, that's ridiculous. Inzi was never this good, and while his best innings were at this level, Inzi produced this nowhere near as often.

Inzi had more talent, but that's the difference between a guy who turns 1s into 2s every other ball and could do a triathlon vs a guy who got run out 37 times in ODIs and relied basically on natural gifts. Inzi is more Rohit Sharma than Virat Kohli (and I'm a huge Sharma fan, not a hater).
 
Very few bowlers in the history of the game were able to execute 6 yorkers. But many were able to bowl 6 full deliveries (yorkers, very full ptched deliveries and very low full tosses) and that's what Aus missed this tournament. A certain Starc was missing who would have done that better than most.

So what?

When you have supreme bowlers operating at their best, no batsmen can do anything anyways.

Its a pointless exercise.

Even if Starc was there, Kohli could play him off and take on others.

Anyways, it doesn't matter. Aussie bowlers had help from conditions and India were on the backfoot and in that context, this knock was something else. Six hitting was off the table due to big grounds and pitch holding up.

As for your hypotheticals....watch what Kohli does to the yorker, full pitches and very low full tosses of Malinga (who is considered the best in T20s)

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q15MNECWUl8?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

See the deliveries.

Malinga does EXACTLY what you say and result was 3 boundaries.
 
This innings is a good reminder of why he was so gungho about fitness.

While emphasis on fitness is not misplaced, the arrogant waqar may not be the best man to put people through the drills. His attitude and arrogance may be the reason for the acrimony, and combine that with some overzealous/overtly harsh ways.. players are bound to balk.

Their (magnificent) paunches were cringe worthy to see though.


The thing is, two of India´s smartest batsmen were out there bossing the game. The keys were, them running the twos, not panicking after during Watson´s last over and staying patience in general, not hitting a shot in anger and driving the ball along the grounds to find the boundaries.

Pretty much!
I had the satisfaction that a wicket falling will make the other batsman up his game just by another notch, as both are seasoned for this type of a situation. But both staying not out was the icing on the cake.
 
As someone who has watched Inzi bat, and respects him very much, that's ridiculous. Inzi was never this good, and while his best innings were at this level, Inzi produced this nowhere near as often.

Inzi had more talent, but that's the difference between a guy who turns 1s into 2s every other ball and could do a triathlon vs a guy who got run out 37 times in ODIs and relied basically on natural gifts. Inzi is more Rohit Sharma than Virat Kohli (and I'm a huge Sharma fan, not a hater).

I am not sure you have seen a better innings than 92 WC SF.. Also aravinda in 1996 SF and final.. We're better innings.
 
So what?

When you have supreme bowlers operating at their best, no batsmen can do anything anyways.

Its a pointless exercise.

Even if Starc was there, Kohli could play him off and take on others.

Anyways, it doesn't matter. Aussie bowlers had help from conditions and India were on the backfoot and in that context, this knock was something else. Six hitting was off the table due to big grounds and pitch holding up.

As for your hypotheticals....watch what Kohli does to the yorker, full pitches and very low full tosses of Malinga (who is considered the best in T20s)

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q15MNECWUl8?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

See the deliveries.

Malinga does EXACTLY what you say and result was 3 boundaries.

It's the exact opposite.

If you take a great bowler bowling perfect balls and a great batsmen in the zone, everything goes to the boundary. This is one of the greatest realizations that has happened in the T20 era and it has changed cricket.

That's what you realize when you hear Shaun Tait talking about Mccullum hitting his 155 kph yorkers for six, or videos like the one you linked.
 
Kohli is head and shoulder above than any batsman of this era or last 2 decades for that matter.
 
Read the thread title properly.

Seriously this was the best innings under pressure on a difficult pitch ever..give me an innings of a similar calibre on a difficult pitch..and lol @ inzi he was not half the batsman kohli is..trust me I've seen both bat at top of their game.
 
Malinga does EXACTLY what you say and result was 3 boundaries.

Kohli took Malinga to the cleaners that day but the execution of the yorker from Malinga is not what it generally is. All of those shots were to balls angling in towards the legs. How many of them were aimed towards the base of the middle and off stump?

People like to get carried away. I'm not one of them. I look at what could have been done better and clearly the execution was not good today or back then by Malinga. But Kohli did what no one else right now bar perhaps dE Villiers can do, and take full advantage.
 
Read the thread title properly.

I guess you are the one who needs to read properly...the title says greatest T20 innings...when did inzy and Miandad play T20??

We all respect your age and your love for the past greats, but doesn't mean that we shouldn't call you out for having blinders over your eye...learn to compare apples to apples, Uncle Scrooge. Inzy will fall wayyy short even if we compare him with his compatriots Tendulkar/Dravid or any of the Australian greats of his era. Same with Miandad.
 
The genius of this knock is that six hitting was mostly OFF the table in the last 10 overs.

You have to chase 10 rpo for 10 overs and someone cuts off one of your wings.

Still Kohli does it.

That's the beauty of this knock and why I rate it to the best.
 
That's what you realize when you hear Shaun Tait talking about Mccullum hitting his 155 kph yorkers for six, or videos like the one you linked.

A proper yorker is one that is aimed at the base of the popping crease. If someone is turning it into a half volley or full toss, then it's not a yorker is it?
 
I guess you are the one who needs to read properly...the title says greatest T20 innings...when did inzy and Miandad play T20??

We all respect your age and your love for the past greats, but doesn't mean that we shouldn't call you out for having blinders over your eye...learn to compare apples to apples, Uncle Scrooge. Inzy will fall wayyy short even if we compare him with his compatriots Tendulkar/Dravid or any of the Australian greats of his era. Same with Miandad.

To you, I would suggest read the entire post instead of title.
 
Seriously this was the best innings under pressure on a difficult pitch ever..give me an innings of a similar calibre on a difficult pitch..and lol @ inzi he was not half the batsman kohli is..trust me I've seen both bat at top of their game.

Watch more highlights package, son.
 
Kohli took Malinga to the cleaners that day but the execution of the yorker from Malinga is not what it generally is. All of those shots were to balls angling in towards the legs. How many of them were aimed towards the base of the middle and off stump?

People like to get carried away. I'm not one of them. I look at what could have been done better and clearly the execution was not good today or back then by Malinga. But Kohli did what no one else right now bar perhaps dE Villiers can do, and take full advantage.

I agree with your point about Malinga's deliveries being towards the leg.

That's why first I said if you execute everything properly NO batsman can do anything.

Next, even if you get it right, batsmen these days move around the pitch and turn it into a delivery they can play where they want.

What Kohli did today was something De Villiers cannot do in a game. Not in a pressure game for sure. De Villiers like to smash it and moves around to create angles to smash the ball. What Kohli did today was not that. He moved around to bisect gaps to get doubles and if possible boundaries.

You are free to think I am getting carried away. But I am not. :)

The moment I saw this knock, I knew this was IT.

Anyways, let's move on buddy.
 
A proper yorker is one that is aimed at the base of the popping crease. If someone is turning it into a half volley or full toss, then it's not a yorker is it?

Not true.

A yorker can be turned into a full toss by moving ahead.

Dhoni even smashed a Malinga yorker for six. Search on Youtube.
 
To you, I would suggest read the entire post instead of title.

To some you say read title thread, to some you say read entire post. You first compare Virat Kohli's T20 innings to Inzy and Miandad (most ridiculous comparision ever) and then agree with somebody comparing Kohli to Hussey's innings (much fairer comparison)....must say you are one confused bitter man, who can't appreciate an awesome innings when you see one, just because Kohli is an Indian.
 
A proper yorker is one that is aimed at the base of the popping crease. If someone is turning it into a half volley or full toss, then it's not a yorker is it?

I saw that ball Tait spoke of. It was 155kph would have landed right on the base of the popping crease and Mccullum scooped it for a huge six. You just can't bowl a ball that is more difficult to hit than that.
 
You are free to think I am getting carried away. But I am not. :)

You are, like most of the world right now. It was a good innings, but these are becoming more and more and more common these days. He'll hit another innings like this in the next few matches and then again and so will others.

Modern cricket is junk because of this type of contest. Super fast outfields, no reverse swing, bowling restriction rules, flat pitches and short boundaries. So it means innings like this are no longer spectacular. Whereas in the past innings from Sir Viv, Kapil etc were rare and far more difficult to earn.
 
You are, like most of the world right now. It was a good innings, but these are becoming more and more and more common these days. He'll hit another innings like this in the next few matches and then again and so will others.

Modern cricket is junk because of this type of contest. Super fast outfields, no reverse swing, bowling restriction rules, flat pitches and short boundaries. So it means innings like this are no longer spectacular. Whereas in the past innings from Sir Viv, Kapil etc were rare and far more difficult to earn.

What a cliched reply.
 
To some you say read title thread, to some you say read entire post. You first compare Virat Kohli's T20 innings to Inzy and Miandad (most ridiculous comparision ever) and then agree with somebody comparing Kohli to Hussey's innings (much fairer comparison)....must say you are one confused bitter man, who can't appreciate an awesome innings when you see one, just because Kohli is an Indian.

Yes I suggest different medicine for different diseases. I replied to other poster and suggested to read the title because his question would be solved by that itself. You on the other hand had a deeper question so I suggest you read op full post where he named all past greats who didn't play t20 ever.
 
And your comment was very thoughtful.. The moment I saw this knock I knew that was it.. Like a teenage girl talking about chocolates.

It was just a passing line in a reply to someone else.

:bow: to your analytical skills.

:))) Comedy central your posts are.
 
Yes I suggest different medicine for different diseases. I replied to other poster and suggested to read the title because his question would be solved by that itself. You on the other hand had a deeper question so I suggest you read op full post where he named all past greats who didn't play t20 ever.

You sir..need to sleep it off. We know this has not been the day you thought it would be..but chill this is not the end of days for pak cricket. Someday you will also get your kohlis and dhonis to make your days in the future :))
 
It was a good innings for sure. But the bowling attack wasnt that great either. I dont know if its up there with ATG innings :/
 
You sir..need to sleep it off. We know this has not been the day you thought it would be..but chill this is not the end of days for pak cricket. Someday you will also get your kohlis and dhonis to make your days in the future :))

When you lose an argument try something else.
 
Being born in a country which has truckloads of blind fanbois n sensitive fanatics in excess.

Haha Sensitive fanatics Jibe coming from an Indian is very ironic you have to admit...
 
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