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

Don't be surprised if India loses both Kohli and Rahane in first hour as Aussies will come hard in the morning session.
 
Nothing is impossible for this miracle guy 🥰

Shame on those people who criticize him 😠

Number 1 batsman for sure 🫡
 
1 Test century in the last 4 years. If he can really pull it out the bag tomorrow he may as well retire on the spot, the perfect end.
 
People are having too much hope. India still need 280 runs. I would have hoped for some miracle if ~150-180 runs more required.
I've seen too many instances of overnight batsman getting out in first 5 overs, when everyone expected a big knock. Kohli might be back in first 30 min.
 
Virat Kohli in a video posted by the ICC

"I am very happy. I am in a very happy phase. A lot happened over the last couple of years. Lots of stuff off the field, more than on the field. Stuff that over a long period of time in a long career tends to happen. Mostly with everyone. Complications of playing the sport for a long period of time. But, I feel I am playing my best cricket again, over formats. And, I am just enjoying being out their with the bat in my hand and doing the job for the team"

"I love to do the job for the team. It's something I've taken a lot of pride in, firstly under MS Dhoni's captaincy then my own captaincy and now under Rohit Sharma."

"The fact that I am getting to enjoy the game all over again and not have that extra baggage on me is making me really excited and happy"
 
Yeah.

FRAUD.

Couldn't have had better conditions and fails to make to cash in and get India into a good position.

Smith and Marnus would have scored doubles in these conditions.
 
Ab Fan said:
No surprises. Game will be over in next 5 overs.
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Absolute beauty of a pitch to bat on and he chokes to SCOTT BOLAND. Chases a wide one and ends India's hopes with Jadeja falling a few balls later.
 
Steve Smith is what Indian's think Kohli is.

He's fit for the title of King. Not Chokli.
 
Since Jan 2020, Kohli averages 29.69 in 25 Tests with only one hundred.

If it was any other player...
 
Markhor said:
Since Jan 2020, Kohli averages 29.69 in 25 Tests with only one hundred.

If it was any other player...
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He is surviving for the work he has put in the past. But then who will India replace him with?

Pujara and Sharma are also on their way out. Guys like Iyer are not technically up to the mark to survive in Test cricket either
 
Markhor said:
Since Jan 2020, Kohli averages 29.69 in 25 Tests with only one hundred.

If it was any other player...
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Name one top tier all time player with a more abysmal record on the big stage.

This is someone who is mentioned in GOAT discussions :facepalm:
 
Rana said:
He is surviving for the work he has put in the past. But then who will India replace him with?

Pujara and Sharma are also on their way out. Guys like Iyer are not technically up to the mark to survive in Test cricket either
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Anyone younger. He's not going to offer Indian cricket anything going forward. Better to look to the future and build a new team. Keeping the likes of Rohit, Pujara, Rahane and Kohli is going to do them no good. These guys are past their best and the results are only going to get worse. India will not win a WTC with them.
 
Can you really blame VK when you have catches like these taken?

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MP2011 said:
Rohit always slips under the radar. He is one of the main reason along with Kohli and Bumrah why we haven't won a single ICC trophy for so many years.
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Why saddle Bumrah in the same bracket with Virat & Rohit? Yes he has been terrible in most of the ICC knockouts & do/die matches but poor chap has only been around since 16. You can't compare Virat/Rohit's decade long failures with his 16-21 cycle. He wasn't part of last world t20 & ofcourse he is missing this match as well. Dhoni, Bhuvi, Jadeja & Ashwin actually have had more failures than him.
 
Aman said:
Name one top tier all time player with a more abysmal record on the big stage.

This is someone who is mentioned in GOAT discussions :facepalm:
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Kohli is in better form now than he was for 2 years - But who is the next Indian batsman. How many runs did gill score ? Test cricket is not that easy
 
A cryptic instagram post by Virat Kohli....

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Kohli shared a picture on his Instagram story which read - "Silence is the source of great strength". There was no explanation provided with the picture and it left several fans quite confused.
 
Ab Fan said:
Shame on Kohli for fooling people around that he is an ATG test batsman. ��
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He isn't a patch on ATGs this game has produced.

An absolute fraud of a cricketer who makes hay in meaningless bilaterals but goes AWOL when it comes to crunch.
 
VForVendetta said:
Why saddle Bumrah in the same bracket with Virat & Rohit? Yes he has been terrible in most of the ICC knockouts & do/die matches but poor chap has only been around since 16. You can't compare Virat/Rohit's decade long failures with his 16-21 cycle. He wasn't part of last world t20 & ofcourse he is missing this match as well. Dhoni, Bhuvi, Jadeja & Ashwin actually have had more failures than him.
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Because Bumrah failed in almost knockout games he played till date. That's why he is as much of a failure as rest of our prima donnas are.
 
MenInG said:
A cryptic instagram post by Virat Kohli....

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Kohli shared a picture on his Instagram story which read - "Silence is the source of great strength". There was no explanation provided with the picture and it left several fans quite confused.
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Yeah, that's the only platform he is now good at, Instagram.
 
MP2011 said:
Only BCCI could be blinded by his sponsorship deals and hence he is undroppable.
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BCCI isn't the only one, Kohli has lots of andhbhakhts just like Modi. Even Sachin fans used to cricitise Sachin sometimes but Kohli is way above criticism. :inti
 
Without a doubt India's greatest batsman and an ATG but simultaneously the biggest choker of modern day cricket.

No one, absolutely no one, has choked in as many important games as Virat Kohli.
 
After 5 years, nothing has changed. An ATG ODI player. Not even in the top 30 of test players.

Is Kohli an Arsenal fan? Seems to bottle it in finals.
 
Even if he performed in this game, would hardly change his status in tests

A one off game is an insult to tests to decide who is the best test team.

Should be 3 match series at least.
 
Kohli should announce his retirement before 2023 World Cup. You can't keep choking every single year in ICC tournament and then continue playing shamelessly.
 
at almost 35 it begs the question what the long term plan for kohli is, given how much cricket he plays i dont think he will stick around till his 40s, which means he pbly has 3 years left, another swing at the WTC maybe?

as it is unless he has a drastically better end to his career he wont even go down in indias best 5 test bats, which is amazing given how good he actually used to be.

i think he should just go hell for leather and just go all out attack in test matches, he is at his best when imposing himself on bowling attacks, proper innings building is clearly not working for him so maybe one last hail mary.
 
India need to move on from this middle order and revamp the team completely like in 2007. Big decisions needs to be taken right now.
 
Even a kid would know the plan Bolland was working at and how he was trying to set the batsman up outside the offstump. For such a world class experienced batsman to fall for the blatant trap was pathetic.
 
There is too much pressure on virat to perform every time in an icc event cause others around him are useless. I think he will do well in upcoming odi worldcup which is is best format & being in home conditions is even better. He have to look at his test batting though cause there are problems with his technique and he keeps getting out on balls outside offstump to any decent bowler overseas.
 
KingKhanWC said:
After 5 years, nothing has changed. An ATG ODI player. Not even in the top 30 of test players.

Is Kohli an Arsenal fan? Seems to bottle it in finals.
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Die hard Ronaldo fan.

Explains his inability to perform on the biggest stage.

If he only spent more time in the nets than practicing celebrations and sledges.

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I haven't seen an ATG cricketer decline so rapidly. I'd be glad if he retires after the World Cup. He is simply spoiling his legacy.
 
Sunil Gavaskar losing it when asked about VK dismissal at the WTC

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Hitman said:
I haven't seen an ATG cricketer decline so rapidly. I'd be glad if he retires after the World Cup. He is simply spoiling his legacy.
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He should have retired from T 20 cricket at least if he had to regain his test form however the money involved with T 20 cricket it doesnt seem like many cricketers would be willing to give up T20
 
Sam99 said:
There is too much pressure on virat to perform every time in an icc event cause others around him are useless. I think he will do well in upcoming odi worldcup which is is best format & being in home conditions is even better. He have to look at his test batting though cause there are problems with his technique and he keeps getting out on balls outside offstump to any decent bowler overseas.
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Imagine if the same thing was said about Babar Azam here? :rabada2

Virat Kohli has always played alongside good batsmen. This excuse shouldn't be used for him. He is not an ATG in tests. :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Imagine if the same thing was said about Babar Azam here? :rabada2

Virat Kohli has always played alongside good batsmen. This excuse shouldn't be used for him. He is not an ATG in tests. :inti
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Yes brother. I also don't count Virat as ATG in tests.
 
No one considers Virat as ATG in tests.

He just doesn't have enough iconic knocks in tests to win his detractors over.

It's when people downplay his achievements in ODI, it becomes painfully obvious people are salty so they want him to win some trophy to be counted as ATG IN ODI.
 
Ab Fan said:
Failed in both the games.

The NZ win in semi final was thanks to NZ bowlers led by Ross Taylor's inspirational batting. Kane batted very slow in that game. In finals, he flopped big time anyways.
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He made huge impact in semifinals, on that difficult pitch Kohli and co were walkimng ducks and gut made 67, mactch defining partnership with Taylor.
 
Viv remains the GOAT of the One Day Game, Kohli is being lowballed though, he is the third best ODI batsmen of all time and nothing is ever taking yhat away from the man.
 
Sam99 said:
There is too much pressure on virat to perform every time in an icc event cause others around him are useless. I think he will do well in upcoming odi worldcup which is is best format & being in home conditions is even better. He have to look at his test batting though cause there are problems with his technique and he keeps getting out on balls outside offstump to any decent bowler overseas.
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He himself doesn't like better players to be in the team! He prefers useless people (2019 world cup is the best example), so that the blame gets distributed!
 
DRsohail said:
He made huge impact in semifinals, on that difficult pitch Kohli and co were walkimng ducks and gut made 67, mactch defining partnership with Taylor.
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It was a pretty slow knock and that total wasn't good enough. Strong teams like England or Australia would have chased it down for fun.
 
atreus said:
Viv remains the GOAT of the One Day Game, Kohli is being lowballed though, he is the third best ODI batsmen of all time and nothing is ever taking yhat away from the man.
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His brands and a few Indians would like to believe that but ask any cricketer with his hand on heart and there will be atleast 5 names before Kohli, starting with Ponting, Tendulkar, Dhoni, Gilchrist etc. Most sane people would like batsmen who actually win games against tough oppositions and in important matches (semis/finals/World cup knockouts) and not beef up your average by scoring runs in bilateral tournaments. It's the commerce that forces commentators to keep talking up Kohli and noy the actual performances.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
No one considers Virat as ATG in tests.

He just doesn't have enough iconic knocks in tests to win his detractors over.

It's when people downplay his achievements in ODI, it becomes painfully obvious people are salty so they want him to win some trophy to be counted as ATG IN ODI.
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So would you like greatness to be defined by runs scored in bilateral tournaments or greatness based upon winning important tournaments? If 38 of his 46 centuries and 75% of his runs are in bilateral, if he has failed consistently in finals and knockout games in multinational format then any unbiased fan would ask whether just based on overall stats should he be considered an ATG player.
 
Kohli is barely a tier 1 Indian great in test. I rank Tendulkar, gavaskar, dravid and sehwag above him. He is a bit above Laxman and that's about it (Laxman has more iconic knocks btw)

Kohli isn't even a top 3 Indian test player in last 10 years. Ashwin, Jadeja and Bumrah are all above Kohli. Bumrah averages closer to Glenn McGrath in test. Ashwin has the second most MoS awards in test history. Jadeja is one of the best test allrounder in cricket history (Batting avg 35, bowling 24, outstanding fielder).

He is still an ATG in ODIs but if he fails next WC, I will drop out of top 5 ODI batsman list for me. Can't choke your entire career in the pinnacle of the format and be a tier 1 ATG
 
happydavy said:
So would you like greatness to be defined by runs scored in bilateral tournaments or greatness based upon winning important tournaments? If 38 of his 46 centuries and 75% of his runs are in bilateral, if he has failed consistently in finals and knockout games in multinational format then any unbiased fan would ask whether just based on overall stats should he be considered an ATG player.
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If greatness is about winning tournaments, Jacques Kallis and all other South Africans are useless.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
If greatness is about winning tournaments, Jacques Kallis and all other South Africans are useless.
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Nobody calls Kallis an ATG in LOIs. Test championship didn't exist in Kallis time. Kallis has been instrumental in South Africa's resurgance as a top tier test team, and South Africa was arguably the best test team from 2007-2015 (almost 10 years). Kallis was the second best player in the team after Steyn, and Steyn is arguably the greatest test bowler of all time.
 
Joseph Gomes said:
Nobody calls Kallis an ATG in LOIs. Test championship didn't exist in Kallis time. Kallis has been instrumental in South Africa's resurgance as a top tier test team, and South Africa was arguably the best test team from 2007-2015 (almost 10 years). Kallis was the second best player in the team after Steyn, and Steyn is arguably the greatest test bowler of all time.
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I am just following a train of thought which suggests that "in order to be great you HAVE TO WIN TOURNAMENTS".

I don't believe it's true.

You can be an ATG without winning silverware.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
I am just following a train of thought which suggests that "in order to be great you HAVE TO WIN TOURNAMENTS".

I don't believe it's true.

You can be an ATG without winning silverware.
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You can't be an ATG overall if you're not an ATG in test cricket. Kohli is an LOI ATG but he's as Indian great in test, at best.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
If greatness is about winning tournaments, Jacques Kallis and all other South Africans are useless.
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If in your dictionary there are only 2 categories of players - ATG and useless, then there isn't much to debate. In my dictionary, Kohli doesn't feature in ATGs batsmen of ODIs, he's a great player but hasn't won enough big matches or tournaments to be called an ATG. Ofcourse one can be ATG without winning silverware if the person didn't get enough chances to win, but if you routinely failed in finals and big matches after having gotten there then there's an issue.
 
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Joseph Gomes said:
You can't be an ATG overall if you're not an ATG in test cricket. Kohli is an LOI ATG but he's as Indian great in test, at best.
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I agree with what you said already.

Nowhere did I say he is a Test ATG.

The issue is people downplay his ODI achievements and dont consider him an ODI ATG.
 
Kohli is a ATG because history shows he was a dominant force in cricket, stats and finals and any other cherry picking won't change anything.
 
Whether he is ATG or non-ATG he should no more bat at No.4 in tests and leave it to someone like Gill. This spot makes or breaks a test match, it is so crucial (No.4), next important batting position in tests is No.3 (to play the pivot role), then openers (for shielding the new ball). No.5 & No.6 are the rescuers (these can be handled by experienced players & the ones who have mental strength/temperament even if they lack absolute technical attributes. That's why guys like Ganguly, Laxman, Steve Waugh, etc, excelled in this position!)

No.4 is the one which dictates terms to the opposition (all the ATGs from various countries in various eras have succeeded in this batting position), so it should be given to either a seasoned batsman or a promising batsman (in absence of seasoned batsman OR if the seasoned batsman has regressed). Either Kohli should retire from tests (considering his form over last few years) OR should step down in batting position and play the supportive role. But if his ego and his brand is more important than anything, then it will surely hurt our team's prospects on the long run!

Look how Root's century in the first innings has given the best chance for England in the ongoing test! While on the other hand India was never in the game against Australia - because Kohli was unable to score a century (but I strongly feel Gill would have scored a definite century in at least one innings on that flat pitch! If you don't trust his talent and don't groom him in time properly, then it will be a loss to the team! Even Pant would have scored a century easily in that match!)
 
Gilly said:
Kohli is a ATG because history shows he was a dominant force in cricket, stats and finals and any other cherry picking won't change anything.
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No, he wasn't dominant in test cricket or in ODI World Cup. His legacy is as a great test captain. As a batsman he's an Indian great, with a lot of blemishes in his career
 
Kohli is playing very well against Pakistan today. He has scored 88 runs so far, and it seems he will reach another century today. Well played!
 
He has ran really well too. 15 X 2's in hot humid conditions is not easy. He has exploited the field well
Even some of his running speeds today have been incredible. At times, he was running at 30kph! That is Mbappe speed with pads on

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Virat Kohli broke a long-standing Sachin Tendulkar record during another brilliant ODI knock against Pakistan.

During his outstanding knock against Pakistan in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup, Kohli completed 13,000 ODI runs, becoming the fifth player to reach the landmark in men's ODIs.

Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene are the others before him to reach the milestone.
While Tendulkar took 321 innings to get to the mark, Kohli has reached the same in 267 innings, becoming the quickest to the milestone. Ponting (341) and Sangakkara (363) took over 300 innings too while Jayasuriya reached the mark in 416 innings.

Kohli is also the only one among the five to average over 50. With 47 ODI hundreds, Kohli is also just two away from equalling Tendulkar's record tally of ODI tons.

The No.3 batter resumed from his score of seven overnight and survived an early review for caught behind off Naseem Shah's over. He looked in pristine touch thereafter, combining with a proactive KL Rahul to really press home India's good start.

Kohli took 55 balls to get to his half-century but took only 29 more balls to get to his 47th ODI hundred. Rahul too, meanwhile, completed his ton to give India a strong total in Colombo.
 
Fewest innings to 13000 ODI runs:
267 - Virat Kohli*
321 - Sachin Tendulkar
341 - Ricky Ponting
363 - Kumar Sangakkara
416 - Sanath Jayasuriya

Virat Kohli last four scores at Colombo (RPS):
128*(119)
131(96)
110*(116)
122*(94)
 
Virat plays great in the matches that don't matter and scores like 1,5,11 in semi finals when it actually matters. The greatest statspadder in the history of cricket.
 
Hotstar viewership peaked at 2.7cr when Virat Kohli reached his century.
- The highest ever peak in digital streaming's history in India....!!!
 
heddie19 said:
Virat plays great in the matches that don't matter and scores like 1,5,11 in semi finals when it actually matters. The greatest statspadder in the history of cricket.
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Kohli is a greater batsman than anyone in Pakistan’s history. The fact that you have no respect for his legacy doesn’t hurt him in any way but it certainly makes you look small.
 
Mamoon said:
Kohli is a greatest batsman than anyone in Pakistan’s history. The fact that you have no respect for his legacy doesn’t hurt him in any way but it certainly makes you look small.
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I do have respect for legacies but not the legends of statspadding for sure.
and smaller than you? just asking.
 
He is surely in the elite group of players and with his 47th ODI ton against Pakistan today, he's now only 2 more centuries away from the great Sachin Tendulkar's number of 49 centuries. He looks certain to become the first batsman to score 50 ODI centuries as well so there are stats that are enough to prove him as one of the ALL TIME GREATS in world cricket.
 
Most ODI 100s with 120+ SR
15 times - Virat Kohli*
13 times - AB Devilliers
10 times - Virender Sehwag
10 times - Sanath Jayasuriya
9 times - Jos Buttler
 
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.
 
Virat is an ATG, anyone denying it, is biased. Defo one of the best no 3's of all time.
 
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