[VIDEOS] Does Virat Kohli deserve to play in the ICC T20I World Cup 2024?

[jnaveen1980]

India should have sent a young squad win or lose.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Netravalkar is the first bowler to dismiss Kohli on a golden duck in the competition's history. Kohli has played 28 innings, scoring 1146 runs.

Meanwhile, this is also the first time Kohli was dismissed at single-digit scores in four consecutive international innings.

 

[rhony]

His time is up. I think even he knows it. The only way he could fit into this team was to open the innings. That's a terrible idea to take up the spot of Jaiswal. Ofcourse this is his and Rohit's last world cup and I believe the world cup spot now is a reward for their performances in last years' world cup.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

This cup belongs to Australia anyways, the only team playing with an aura of invincibility. Kohli really seems done and dusted.

 

[mominsaigol]

The very fact kohli is opening is a dead give away that India doesn't trust him at no 3 to come and start bashing and playing a t20 innings or according to the situation since he'll slow the RR to a crawl.

He's clearly opening so that he may take his time, bat through and accelerate. He's no longer the 2016 kohli of nightmares.

Yes NY pitch is bad but players like David Miller seem to handle it just fine. If slow pitches aren't his fortei then sorry your time in t20 is over. Don't expect IPL video game pitches now.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This cup belongs to Australia anyways, the only team playing with an aura of invincibility. Kohli really seems done and dusted.

India won 10 matches in a row playing with aura and invincibility in the 2023 world cup lol If India faces Australia in a crunch game India will be the under dogs unlike in 2023 world cup

 

[jnaveen1980]

The very fact kohli is opening is a dead give away that India doesn't trust him at no 3 to come and start bashing and playing a t20 innings or according to the situation since he'll slow the RR to a crawl.

He's clearly opening so that he may take his time, bat through and accelerate. He's no longer the 2016 kohli of nightmares.

Yes NY pitch is bad but players like David Miller seem to handle it just fine. If slow pitches aren't his fortei then sorry your time in t20 is over. Don't expect IPL video game pitches now.

His success as opener this season with RCB got this role. But these pitches are not the kind of pitches where you play like that. Either way neither Rohit nor Kohli should be playing this world cup. He may score in the 2nd round as pitches won't be as bad as this.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

India won 10 matches in a row playing with aura and invincibility in the 2023 world cup lol If India faces Australia in a crunch game India will be the under dogs unlike in 2023 world cup

Australia doesn't choke in finals unlike India.
With NZ suddenly kicking strong, India will stumble in the super 8s itself.

 

[Hitman]

Keep patience. If he fails to do anything significant in the entire tournament, then he needs to quit the T20 format.

 

[BouncerGuy]

How can he open when you have jaiswal in the squad? Virat should play on his natural position and that is 1 down. Has been a failure so far. But I don't think, India is going to rest him

 

[jnaveen1980]

How can he open when you have jaiswal in the squad? Virat should play on his natural position and that is 1 down. Has been a failure so far. But I don't think, India is going to rest him

He is BCCI's marketing pick. He makes money for them. So he an do whatever he wants. First they appointed Rohit sharma as captain without any merit. Then he demanded Kohli to be included. Then after IPL everyone was singing the tune "Kohli should open". A guy who is ICC ranked 4 Jaiswal is sitting in the bench while he walks in directly as opener.

 

[BouncerGuy]

He is BCCI's marketing pick. He makes money for them. So he an do whatever he wants. First they appointed Rohit sharma as captain without any merit. Then he demanded Kohli to be included. Then after IPL everyone was singing the tune "Kohli should open". A guy who is ICC ranked 4 Jaiswal is sitting in the bench while he walks in directly as opener.

SO reputation and hype win again. Jaiswal should come in the next game and make Virat play at 1 down...SIMPLE.

 

[MP2011]

He is BCCI's marketing pick. He makes money for them. So he an do whatever he wants. First they appointed Rohit sharma as captain without any merit. Then he demanded Kohli to be included. Then after IPL everyone was singing the tune "Kohli should open". A guy who is ICC ranked 4 Jaiswal is sitting in the bench while he walks in directly as opener.

And some 'Indian fans' (or rather Kohli fans) were aghast at the idea of him not being an automatic pick in our T20 XI in the Indo-US match thread yesterday!

 

[FearlessRoar]

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer in a video on his Youtube channel:

“Rohit and Virat have been playing on the tough New York pitch so they aren’t quite among the top run-scorers. But do not write off Virat Kohli. As the tournament will get to its business end, he will show his true colors and he will show his greatness. I had picked Virat Kohli as the highest run-scorer and I will stick to him.”

“There might be a case for Sanju Samson at No. 4. But then Shivam Dube has got just a couple of games and the team management will want to give him a longer run. Whether Samson will play, whether Jaiswal will play, these decisions are something that the team management will need to think about going forward.”

 

[FearlessRoar]

Former India bowler Harbhajan Singh declined to criticize Virat Kohli's struggling start to the 2024 T20 World Cup in an interaction with a local sports media outlet:

"I do not want to judge anyone on that pitch (New York pitch) as batting was difficult on that pitch."

"Kohli didn't score runs because the conditions were like that," said Harbhajan. "You cannot judge a player in those conditions."

"Runs are obviously expected from Virat Kohli. We also need to consistently see partnerships that we aren't getting in the first six overs. Then your middle order is set. Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube have scored runs."

 

[cricketcricket79]

Netravalkar is the first bowler to dismiss Kohli on a golden duck in the competition's history. Kohli has played 28 innings, scoring 1146 runs.

Meanwhile, this is also the first time Kohli was dismissed at single-digit scores in four consecutive international innings.

Many such records coming Kohli’s way given the way he has been playing lately. Father Time waits for no one. Kohli is not an exception either.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Michael Clarke is not worried about Virat Kohli's low scores as an opener. While talking to a sports media outlet, when asked about whether he should continue opening innings with Rohit Sharma, he said:

"He's been playing on a pitch that's been tough for the opening batters as well. So, I don't think three low scores make any difference here."

"If they feel it's their best XI by him opening the batting,beecause there's a lot of talk throughout the IPL that Virat is going to bat three in this Indian team, but they've gone with him at the top of the order, where he bats in the IPL and does great in the IPL."

"So, you can understand their reasons for doing that. I wouldn't be too concerned about three low scores; all that means to me is he's one step closer to making a big one. And it's the most important stage as well, where the best players generally stand up."

 

[sweep_shot]

Is this Kohli's last World T20 or does he want to play in 2026 one also?

2026 World T20 is scheduled to be in India and Sri Lanka.

 

[deltexas]

This sucking up to kohli is getting nauseous. Hope he's done with t20 international cricket after this. It's the selection committee's job though to drop him. He's still the second name on odi and test team sheets after bumrah. Will see how he goes in the super 8 though.

 

[Vikram1989]

This sucking up to kohli is getting nauseous. Hope he's done with t20 international cricket after this. It's the selection committee's job though to drop him. He's still the second name on odi and test team sheets after bumrah. Will see how he goes in the super 8 though.

As per few reports , Gambhir's condition was that there has to be specific format specialists and all seniors has to retire from limited format by ct 25.Lets hope it's true.If ct25 is a T20, these leaches have to leave immediately after the wc.

 

[sweep_shot]

As per few reports , Gambhir's condition was that there has to be specific format specialists and all seniors has to retire from limited format by ct 25.Lets hope it's true.If ct25 is a T20, these leaches have to leave immediately after the wc.

CT25 is not a T20. It is an ODI tournament.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Kohli should not be opening. He's not Rohit Sharma or Jaiswal to bash. He can't keep it up. He'll always fall short in strike rate compared to hitters on the same pitch.

He needs to comeback at no. 3 and provide that stability.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This sucking up to kohli is getting nauseous. Hope he's done with t20 international cricket after this. It's the selection committee's job though to drop him. He's still the second name on odi and test team sheets after bumrah. Will see how he goes in the super 8 though.

Kohli should have been gone by 2021 itself alongwith Rohit/Jadeja. For marketing reasons they are keeping these 2 guys in the side.

 

[mominsaigol]

Kohli is overrated beyond belief.

Yes he's an atg, and yes in his prime he's the king of chasing, However currently ad it stands he's no longer t20 suited.

Even in odi cup, all his centuries were accumulative centuries. Rohit's 9 RR starts mixed with kohli's accumulative 100 scores caused India to win. Aka the complemented each other.

However unless rohit and kohli both function, these 2 can't function alone anymore. Their aged cricketers and this isn't 2015-2016 anymore.

He can't function unless rohit does something but rohit himself is useless beyond PP

 

[Vikram1989]

CT25 is not a T20. It is an ODI tournament.

Few latest reports are suggesting it might be a t20 as t20s are more popular

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Kohli is overrated beyond belief.

Yes he's an atg, and yes in his prime he's the king of chasing, However currently ad it stands he's no longer t20 suited.

Even in odi cup, all his centuries were accumulative centuries. Rohit's 9 RR starts mixed with kohli's accumulative 100 scores caused India to win. Aka the complemented each other.

However unless rohit and kohli both function, these 2 can't function alone anymore. Their aged cricketers and this isn't 2015-2016 anymore.

He can't function unless rohit does something but rohit himself is useless beyond PP

In T20s, outside India he is finished. Full stop

 

[FearlessRoar]

While speaking on his Youtube channel, former South Africa batter AB de Villiers suggested India’s Virat Kohli to change his batting position:

"I have always said please bat Virat at No. 3. Especially in better wickets that they will play now, Virat is the go-to guy at No. 3. He can play the attacking game and also pull back and absorb the pressure if necessary. He is the best player in the world in the middle overs. I don't see any reasons [for opening]."

"Just make sure you throw the first punch. In the past World Cups, I think they have been a bit conservative, sort of feeling their way into a game. They are such a quality team that I feel they can take a bit of a risk early in the game to get the momentum because there is no looking back once they get the momentum."

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Kohli is overrated beyond belief.

Yes he's an atg, and yes in his prime he's the king of chasing, However currently ad it stands he's no longer t20 suited.

Even in odi cup, all his centuries were accumulative centuries. Rohit's 9 RR starts mixed with kohli's accumulative 100 scores caused India to win. Aka the complemented each other.

However unless rohit and kohli both function, these 2 can't function alone anymore. Their aged cricketers and this isn't 2015-2016 anymore.

He can't function unless rohit does something but rohit himself is useless beyond PP

Nah, you are wrong, he will win us important matches now.

 

[ahmed16]

Was having a ball of a time trolling the Americans in the SA/USA match thread.

Time to get back to serious discussions.

In short, yes. He remains the only payer in Indias line up who has the ability to play a match winning innings under serious pressure. I do think though that this will be his last T20 world cup.

Unbelievable player at his prime, no one from this generation of batsmen comes close.

 

[kach]

Was having a ball of a time trolling the Americans in the SA/USA match thread.

Time to get back to serious discussions.

In short, yes. He remains the only payer in Indias line up who has the ability to play a match winning innings under serious pressure. I do think though that this will be his last T20 world cup.

Unbelievable player at his prime, no one from this generation of batsmen comes close.

One of the best odi/t20 players for the quite a few years. That being said his time is up in the shortest format, the game has evolved and he should know it. t20 is all about impact in a short space of time, there is no time to build innings for batters, and no time to get used to the pitch and swing for the bowlers. He has done his time, inspired so many young crickets, won so many matches for India but this is the time to relinquish his spot like a king and give chance to youngsters more suited to the format.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Talking on his YouTube channel, the South African great stressed that Kohli is India’s go-to guy at No. 3 as they will be playing on better wickets in the Caribbean, he said:

"I have always said please bat Virat at No. 3. Especially in better wickets that they will play now, Virat is the go-to guy at No. 3. He can play the attacking game and also pull back and absorb the pressure if necessary. He is the best player in the world in the middle overs. I don't see any reasons [for opening],"

"Just make sure you throw the first punch. In the past World Cups, I think they have been a bit conservative, sort of feeling their way into a game. They are such a quality team that I feel they can take a bit of a risk early in the game to get the momentum because there is no looking back once they get the momentum."

 

[FearlessRoar]

Ravi Ashwin said in a video on his YouTube channel:

"There is no chance for a player like Virat Kohli to damage his confidence. He will say, 'you brought me down to number 3, I will show you who I am.'. That's how he will bat, first of all. I am saying this because I know him."

Meanwhile Robin Uthappa said during the chat with Ashwin:

"Virat Kohli's physiology, after the previous match, I saw a glimpse of it. Maybe five seconds. Him interacting with some of the players and talking to the support staff. When you see his physiology, you can tell that man is exuding supreme confidence. And that comes from a place of knowing about his own game and the confidence in his own ability. So, he knows that this is just a blip in the radar."

 

[FearlessRoar]

Kohli goes down the ground..Kohli goes out of the ground!

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[FearlessRoar]

Things not working for him as an opener

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803813465003368801

 

[kach]

Virat Kohli is playing with the correct mindset but doesn't have the kind of game to back it up.
Virat Kohli is a traditional t20 batsman, an accumulator at the start and accelerates with time. All of sudden asking him to open and score right from the get go has been terrible decision. Jaiswal needs to open.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

100s coming up .. just wait