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[VIDEOS/ PICTURES] Virat Kohli has secured his position as an ATG

Without any doubt he is the real ATG who has proved his worth on multiple occassions and Pakistan helped him alot always to get his form back.
 
Virat Kohli’s rise from promising young talent to the figurehead of Indian cricket has seen him take over from legend after legend.

His debut was in place of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag and he followed MS Dhoni as captain.

Since then, he has been incomparable.

Kohli made his ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup debut in 2011 as the second youngest member of India’s victorious squad at just 22 – though he had already made 45 ODI appearances by the start of the tournament, such was the regard with which he was held in.

His India debut did not foreshadow what was to come, Kohli dismissed for just 12 against Sri Lanka, but it did not take him long to make an impact and he brought up a maiden half-century in his fourth game.

A first hundred came over a year later but the Delhi native had to be patient and wait for the absence of some Indian greats to nail down a place in the side.

Kohli came in for a rested Tendulkar during a tri-nation ODI tournament at the start of 2010, seizing his opportunity with another century.

Away from the pitch, Kohli was something of a conundrum but for his captain at the time, Dhoni, the team liked Kohli just the way he was.

He said: "It's important for him to be himself. You have to show off what you are and he has matured now.

“To us, he comes as a humble guy. He might come across differently to the world.

"Being a good human being is important, but it can come later, what's important now is that he [Kohli] scores on the field.”

Kohli ended the year as India’s leading run-scorer in ODIs with an average of 47.38 and with it came a spot in the 2011 World Cup squad on home soil.

He set the tone with a century in the tournament’s opening game before rebuilding with Gambhir in the final following the early departures of Sehwag and Tendulkar, making 35 to help India on the path to an historic triumph.

From there, a Test debut came and emboldened by a brief stint as ODI captain in 2013, scoring a century in just his second match as skipper, Kohli began to break records.

Against Australia, he hit the fastest ODI century by an Indian and fastest against the Aussies, reaching three figures from just 52 balls.

A first century as Test captain followed in 2014, Australia again the opponents, while standing in for Dhoni before taking over the reins full-time mid-way through the series.

Captaincy requires the shouldering of expectations, the weight of the nation rests with you and when the nation totals hundreds of millions of people, the weight could be unbearable.

But for Kohli, it was a spark for some of the greatest years of his career.

In 2016 and 2017, he scored a double century across four consecutive Test series, overtaking a record held by Don Bradman and Rahul Dravid.

No one could keep up with Kohli. He was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year in 2017, repeating the feat the next year.

His trophy cabinet was further filled in 2018, with ICC Men's Test Player of the Year and ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year gongs, also being named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.

During this time, Kohli passed 10,000 ODI runs, the fastest man to that milestone, achieving the feat in 54 fewer innings than the previous quickest, Tendulkar.

A downturn in form ultimately culminated in him stepping down first from the T20 captaincy, then ODIs and finally Tests.

But the old saying about form being temporary and class permanent rang true as he scored his first hundred in 1020 days in 2022, smashing 122 runs from 61 deliveries against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup for his first T20I century.

The King was back, and the fired-up youngster of his early years was replaced by a beaming father figure.

He said: "The last two and a half years have taught me a lot.

“Those angry celebrations are a thing of the past.

“I have had many suggestions, lots of advice has come my way; people were telling me I was doing this wrong, that wrong.

“I picked out all the videos from the best time I had, same initial movement, same approach towards the ball and it was just what was happening inside my head, I wasn't able to explain it to anyone."

Kohli has since passed 500 games for India and his career is coming close to completing a full revolution as the tournament that put him and the rest of the 2011 squad into folklore returns to India’s shores.

Kohli is the sole successful player from the class of 12 years ago to be part of India’s squad this time around. To complete the circle, both he and India will hope he ends the 2023 edition holding the trophy again.

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He's a great player in limited overs cricket. But needs to improve further in Tests. At the moment, Younis Khan's Test stats are better than him.
 
Virat Kohli is undoubtedly the GOAT. His stats are proof of this very statement. Absolute genius with the bat. Love to watch him bat especially in limited-overs game.
 
Younis Khan
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Tests118213191009931352.051937552.1234331082701390

Virat Kohli
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Tests111187118676254*49.291570855.232929966241100
 
What I admire most about Virat is his impeccable work ethic. He didn't enter the world of cricket as the most gifted batsman, but he has made a significant impact due to his relentless determination and commitment to excellence.

Virat is a player who establishes his own benchmarks and objectives, not allowing external expectations to dictate his milestones. He exemplifies the power of self-motivation and unwavering perseverance, which has been instrumental in his rise to prominence.
 
The knock he played today, worth more than many of his centuries.

What an absolute champion.

What a knock under extreme pressure of 2/3 in a World Cup opener for Bharat.

GOAT things for King Kohli
 
MP2011 said:
Apart from his sensational hitting in final few overs, one thing which stood out was Kohli's supreme running between wickets. Rahul, who must be several years younger than Kohli, looked breathless quite a few times.
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Probably the same reason why Kohli missed his century today. KL denied few calls for double by VK. Those doubles could've taken him into 90s. And less pressure to score quickly for hundred after KL hit few boundaries.

Anyway can't blame Rahul, there was no need to take unnecessary risk and not everyone can run in sync with Kohli between the wickets.
Good inning by both and specially from KL who gave no chance today to Aussies.
 
Rotation of strike is such an underrated aspect of the LoIs. As opposition captain, you are forced to take risks once the strike is rotated with such alarming regularity
 
Thanos said:
Probably the same reason why Kohli missed his century today. KL denied few calls for double by VK. Those doubles could've taken him into 90s. And less pressure to score quickly for hundred after KL hit few boundaries.

Anyway can't blame Rahul, there was no need to take unnecessary risk and not everyone can run in sync with Kohli between the wickets.
Good inning by both and specially from KL who gave no chance today to Aussies.
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KL was probably tired after keeping for 50 overs in this humidity and then batting under such pressure. Tougher situation for him than others.
 
Mockingbird said:
KL was probably tired after keeping for 50 overs in this humidity and then batting under such pressure. Tougher situation for him than others.
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Agree. The openers and no. 4 didn't let him take some rest after inning break. Lol. Poor guy had to rush to middle after taking bath.
 
Doubt Babar can ever play such a knock under pressure against a rampaging Starc, Hazelwood, Cummins in immense pressure when the ball is moving around and you are your teams only remaining hope.
 
Savak said:
Doubt Babar can ever play such a knock under pressure against a rampaging Starc, Hazelwood, Cummins in immense pressure when the ball is moving around and you are your teams only remaining hope.
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Savak said:
Doubt Babar can ever play such a knock under pressure against a rampaging Starc, Hazelwood, Cummins in immense pressure when the ball is moving around and you are your teams only remaining hope.
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Bro I think he can pull it off.

Only he in that team though
 
Savak said:
Doubt Babar can ever play such a knock under pressure against a rampaging Starc, Hazelwood, Cummins in immense pressure when the ball is moving around and you are your teams only remaining hope.
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Unlikely, but he has the capability. Problem is Babar doesn't have anyone around him that he can depend on. Kohli had Rahul today at the other end, he knows Pandya and Jadeja can also bat after him. Babar does not have that luxury so I think that adds more pressure.
 
ali_ed2006 said:
Unlikely, but he has the capability. Problem is Babar doesn't have anyone around him that he can depend on. Kohli had Rahul today at the other end, he knows Pandya and Jadeja can also bat after him. Babar does not have that luxury so I think that adds more pressure.
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Iftikar is a quality batter. Shadab/nawaz are not hacks either. Add rizwan too. Sure India has better batting class but that should not deter Babar from playing quality ODI innings !
 
Savak said:
Doubt Babar can ever play such a knock under pressure against a rampaging Starc, Hazelwood, Cummins in immense pressure when the ball is moving around and you are your teams only remaining hope.
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196 last year :)
 
Already the GOAT ODI chaser and just continues to prove it. There's no one else I would rather have in a chase even to this day.
 
Batting Average in ODI chases

Virat Kohli 64.31

AB De Villiers 56.81

Michael Bevan 56.50

Joe Root 55.33

Babar Azam 54.73

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Australia great Ricky Ponting has backed India sensation Virat Kohli to claim former teammate Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most centuries in ODIs during the current ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Kohli has already amassed 47 hundreds in 282 one-day internationals to be two short of Tendulkar’s long-standing record.

The India great set the benchmark of 49 tons across 463 ODIs while also compiling the most runs in the 50-over format with 18,426.

Kohli looked set to move within one century of Tendulkar’s record while steering India toward a six-wicket victory over Australia until being dismissed for 85.

But with at least eight more ODIs to come for India at the World Cup 2023, Ponting has backed Kohli to reach the record during the tournament on home soil.

I think he will. I think he'll definitely get two hundreds, whether he gets the three is another thing, Australia legend Ponting said on the latest episode of The ICC Review podcast.

But the venues, the wickets and the grounds in India are just so conducive to scoring, making big runs.

Who knows with him, it's probably his last World Cup as well.

If he gets that mindset, and we saw that he's in pretty good touch, and we know with him he's always hungry. He's a winner, he wants success for himself and for his team.

There is every chance at the end of this World Cup he could be equal with, if not breaking Sachin’s record, which is remarkable within itself.

The right-hander has scored two hundreds at previous Cricket World Cups including 100* in his tournament debut when facing Bangladesh in 2011.

Kohli scored his first ODI ton with 107 against Sri Lanka in December 2009, and most recently reached three figures in the format with 122* against Pakistan last month.

The 34-year-old has overcome a lean patch without an ODI century between August 2019 and December 2022 to add four hundreds in 15 innings since then.

Forty-nine one-day international hundreds is amazing. But he deserves that, he works hard, Ponting said.

You watch him even in the field, game one, he just looks ultra fit, is up for the contest every ball whether it's in the field or with these batting hands. So I'd never write him off.

Kohli has already passed Tendulkar for the most runs in successful pursuits in ODIs during this Cricket World Cup after reaching 5,517 runs in the win over Australia.

The chase master has clubbed 26 of his 47 ODI centuries while batting in the second innings, with 22 of those hundreds helping to propel India to victory.

Ponting was adamant that Kohli is the first batter he would choose to chase down a target in the second innings of an ODI.

His record speaks for itself, when you get hundreds chasing, most of those in winning causes, Ponting said.

He'd be my first pick by the length of the straight.
 
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It took almost 6 long years and an unfortunate moment of Hardik Pandya's injury that we have seen one of the ATG of the game to bowl again.
 
It would be incredible if he can pull it off in the World Cup though we clearly have a far bigger target here.
 
Kohli absorbing all this pressure in this World Cup.

Finally he’s back to his absolute best and it’s a sigh of relief for us Bharatiya fans
 
And with that 50 he climbs to the top of the run chart this WC. He deserves no less

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Savak said:
Doubt Babar can ever play such a knock under pressure against a rampaging Starc, Hazelwood, Cummins in immense pressure when the ball is moving around and you are your teams only remaining hope.
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It is not also to do it just once in a blue moon. It is doing it consistently over a decade.
 
Kohli cemented his GOAT status a while back now. He’s in a league of his own. The cristiano Ronaldo of cricket. Simply the greatest. And what a way to bow out winning his country the World Cup just the cherry on top.
 
Seeing lot of trolling and negativity on paks progress. They still have a chance winning the last 4 , all the best.

I see lot of trolling on virat for failing in knock outs. He has won numerous t20 knock outs but failed in ODI's.

From book of pady Upton, mental conditioning coach of indian cricket once only few players can get into a mental zone of staying in the moment during knock outs with dhoni being an epitome of it followed by gambhir. Many players err on the mental aspect of recollecting past and getting into negativity while batting or bowling or overthinking about current and future domination of batter or bowler which fall into 4 categories of mental map of errors which kohli might have committed in 2019 semis or 2015 semis.

Kohli was too passionate at times losing sight of the moment or task at hand in previous encounters. His self awareness and calmness post his comeback gives me a feeling that he has got into a mental zone of staying in the present.


I definitely feel kohli would take india to the final or title with a career defining knock out not out of his skill or talent but being in mental zone.

Hopefully this analysis finds few takers
 
Jinx thread :) Kohli has performed in some of the knockouts e.g. 2014 T20 Final, Champions trophy, 2016 T20WC Semi-Final. His other team members could not contribute to the same extent on the day sometimes, and of some days all failed together e.g. 2019 Semi Final and CT Final.

For me if the team reaches the final, And if they lose on that day it is good enough. Reaching finals in round robin format where you play every team is a good outcome. Finals are always, a bit of luck, a bit of nerves.
Its not the best team always which wins the finals e.g. 1999 WC/1983WC.
 
India coach Rahul Dravid insisted Virat Kohli is “really focused” on winning the World Cup rather than any looming personal and professional landmarks as the hosts prepare to put their unbeaten record on the line against nearest pursuers South Africa.

“I think Virat’s been really relaxed and as you can see in his performances, batting really well for us,” Dravid told a pre-match press conference on Saturday.

“I haven’t noticed anything different. He’s always been the same. He’s always been professional, always been hard-working, always been switched on.”

Dravid added: “I don’t really think he’s thinking too much about (ODI hundreds) 49 and 50, and probably certainly not about his birthday and getting a year older. I think he’s been really focused on winning the tournament and playing some good cricket for us. I think he’s doing that really well.”

“We wanted him to go hard,” said Dravid. “To have that courage and the skill to be able to execute that performance, knowing he hadn’t got runs in the last two-three games, I think speaks volumes about him as a person and his temperament.”


Brecorder
 
The greatest white ball batsman of all time. No question about that. We are lucky to live the era of king Kohli.
 
Kohli's fantastic hundred against South Africa in ICC World Cup 2023 ties him with Sachin Tendulkar for the most centuries in One Day Internationals.

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Tendulkar was on 49 tons before the 2011 semifinal and final.

Kohli would be in the same situation unless he gets to 50 against the Netherlands in India’s final group match.
 
Kohli is the greatest batsmen of all time. Period. He has absolutely lit 🔥 this World Cup with his runs.

What hunger even at this age to still keep the undisputed title as the worlds best. Stunning innings once again
 
Mamoon said:
The greatest of all time. We are incredibly lucky to witness the Kohli era with our own eyes.
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One of the weakest century I have ever seen. Made me remember Ahmed Shehzad's century in Westindies. Even that century had 1 six.
 
heddie19 said:
One of the weakest century I have ever seen. Made me remember Ahmed Shehzad's century in Westindies. Even that century had 1 six.
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You seem like a bit of a crybaby. You don't seem to have a clue about the nature of this pitch.
It was good in the first few overs, and Rohit capitalized on Jansen's errors but got out quickly once Rabada started bowling quality deliveries. Obviously, Jaddu had no pressure, and the platform was already set for him to play.
 
heddie19 said:
One of the weakest century I have ever seen. Made me remember Ahmed Shehzad's century in Westindies. Even that century had 1 six.
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He has 49 centuries. Not all of them can be great. However, today was a very good one considering the conditions early on.

He is comfortably better than any batsman in Pakistan history. Learn to respect real greatness.
 
Virat Kohli in his post-match interview mentioning, how 'management gave him a plan to bat deep and let others bat around him'.

People from the outside look at the game in a bit of a different way. When the openers start well, it feels it is a belter and everyone has to play that way. But as the ball got older, the conditions slowed down drastically. The message was clear, keep batting around me. I was happy from that perspective.

- Virat
 
Mamoon said:
Tendulkar was on 49 tons before the 2011 semifinal and final.

Kohli would be in the same situation unless he gets to 50 against the Netherlands in India’s final group match.
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I think it was the 48th because he got his 100th international 100 and 49th ODI century vs B'desh eventually a year or so later.

Would ideally like this tamasha out of the way before the knockouts.
 
The main reason why he's the GOAT of limited of cricket is that he judges the pitch very well and than pace his innings according to that don't have any other batsmen who does that as consistently as virat
 
Any Indian batsman who takes single after reaching 90 is selfish bat. If you don't hit 4s and 6s after getting into 90s, you are a selfish bat.
 
Is this even a question now?

Virat Kohli is one of the greatest player of all times. Probably the 2nd best Asian after great Sachin Tendulkar. Though he can catch Sachin.

Virat's bad patch is better than many player's peak period.

Without a doubt, VIRAT IS A GOAT 🔥 🔥
 
GOAT ODI bat and an ATG all-format batter.

If/when he wins this WC the ODI GOAT status (already IMO) will be undisputed especially given his contributions in the tournament.
 
Kohli has been all-time great batsman since 2015-16. He was already an Indian great by 2012-13.

But now, he is entering GOAT discussion.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Didn't Hafeez listen to the post match interview? Virat was given a role. He was to anchor the innings. He did.
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An opener with 11 ODI centuries giving lecturers to a batsman with 49.

Kohli might be too eager to score his 50th century in this World Cup and might have slowed down a touch, but everyone in his position, including Hafeez, would do the same in such circumstances.

It is easy to talk when you are in a studio. Besides, as you mentioned, Kohli is playing anchor and he is executing the role to perfection.
 
heddie19 said:
Slowest century in World Cup while batting first.
Virat kohli - 119 balls
Ramiz Raja - 117 balls
Sachin Tendulkar - 115 balls
Rahul Dravid - 113 balls
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Saeed Anwar’s century against India in the 2003 World Cup came of 124 balls.

You can’t even troll properly. Babar fans can’t catch a break in this World Cup.
 
Mamoon said:
Saeed Anwar’s century against India in the 2003 World Cup came of 124 balls.

You can’t even troll properly. Babar fans can’t catch a break in this World Cup.
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I just wanted to check you with the stat. Every cricket fan knows that this particular stat is flawed :D
 
I am a huge fan of Virat Kohli, he continues to show why he is one of the all-time greats: Sir Viv Richards

Sir Vivian Richards on Thursday praised Virat Kohli, calling him one of the all-time greats in his column for the ICC.

“There have been a whole host of talented individuals on show but to top them all, you cannot look past Virat Kohli. I am a huge fan of Virat, I have been for a long time, and he continues to show why he has to go down as one of the all-time greats, right up there with the likes of the great Sachin,” the legendary West Indies batter wrote.

He also touched upon Kohli’s perceived lack of form before the 50-over extravaganza and praised the support system of the cricketer.

“Virat will have been through some tough times before this World Cup and some folks were even brave enough to call for his head. Credit must be given to the backroom staff and everyone who backed him. So much was said about his form but he is back on top of his game. It is phenomenal to see an individual who has had his low points bouncing back and playing like this. They say form is temporary – and he has certainly proven that class is permanent. I am so happy for him, he looks so focused and he is a credit to the game of cricket,” he wrote.

Talking about the comparisons between himself and Kohli, the legend wrote, “Many people have made comparisons between the two of us over the years, partly because of our shared intensity on the field. I love Virat’s enthusiasm – even if he is fielding at long-on or long-off, when one of his bowlers hits the pad, he is appealing. He is always in the game and I like individuals like that.”

Kohli has been in hot form in the World Cup, scoring 543 runs peppered with two centuries. He also equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries in the last match against South Africa at the Eden Gardens last Sunday.

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What a tournament this guy is having. Absolute class innings from him today again. He is not stopping.
 
Virat Kohli with three centuries and more than 750 runs is the player of the tournament for ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

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Group level elimination is what stat padders can do.

Take the team to knockouts is what match winners can do.

Difference...
 
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