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all the match pak lost to kohli individual parfromance .IF pakistan have any chance to win in champion trophy aganist india , should get kohli out cheaply.
 
Must focus on the entire game not just one player. I wont mind him getting MoM with Pakistan winning.
 
zyrus said:
Must focus on the entire game not just one player. I wont mind him getting MoM with Pakistan winning.
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MOST of time MOM getting for match wiining inning so its important for pak to geeting out kohli bcz if he play well most of time india have success .
 
Only 2 ODI's In them so it's not that a big deal especially knowing the fact that he has failed most of times against is In ODI's.
 
Are these stats true? If yes then amazing level of consistency. :bow:

Imo, Pakistan shouldn't just focus their entire gameplan on getting kohli out early, he is not the only match winner in Indian team.
 
aniket1911 said:
Are these stats true? If yes then amazing level of consistency. :bow:

Imo, Pakistan shouldn't just focus their entire gameplan on getting kohli out early, he is not the only match winner in Indian team.
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Nothing amazing, overall he has been very inconsistent against pak in ODI's.
 
Mobashir said:
Nothing amazing, overall he has been very inconsistent against pak in ODI's.
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I don't think Kohli has played enough against Pakistan since 2012 (the year he came into his own) to pass that judgement. Except for ane do series whenever these sides have met, he has mostly won MoM.
 
The reason why I rate Kohli so highly is the simple fact that instead of scoring heavily in normal matches and bi-laterals and boosting his average, he also ups his game in pressure situations. He thrives in pressure situations and performs at God-esque levels.

Pakistan vs India is unarguably one of the worlds biggest and most important sporting rivalries. The El Classico of cricket but maybe even bigger and to be so consistent, especially when most of these matches are knockouts in tournaments just speaks of the man's character.

Kohli has always been like this. Scored a 90 odd and proved himself the day after his father died and he was only a teenager. Put him in a pressure situation and he will kill the opposition. Arguably one of the greatest when it comes to absorbing pressure.
 
ExpressPacer said:
The reason why I rate Kohli so highly is the simple fact that instead of scoring heavily in normal matches and bi-laterals and boosting his average, he also ups his game in pressure situations. He thrives in pressure situations and performs at God-esque levels.

Pakistan vs India is unarguably one of the worlds biggest and most important sporting rivalries. The El Classico of cricket but maybe even bigger and to be so consistent, especially when most of these matches are knockouts in tournaments just speaks of the man's character.

Kohli has always been like this. Scored a 90 odd and proved himself the day after his father died and he was only a teenager. Put him in a pressure situation and he will kill the opposition. Arguably one of the greatest when it comes to absorbing pressure.
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He did choke in WC2015 against Australia in most pressure match. He was full on choking that day even dropped a dolly catch.
 
ExpressPacer said:
The reason why I rate Kohli so highly is the simple fact that instead of scoring heavily in normal matches and bi-laterals and boosting his average, he also ups his game in pressure situations. He thrives in pressure situations and performs at God-esque levels.

Pakistan vs India is unarguably one of the worlds biggest and most important sporting rivalries. The El Classico of cricket but maybe even bigger and to be so consistent, especially when most of these matches are knockouts in tournaments just speaks of the man's character.

Kohli has always been like this. Scored a 90 odd and proved himself the day after his father died and he was only a teenager. Put him in a pressure situation and he will kill the opposition. Arguably one of the greatest when it comes to absorbing pressure.
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Is that why he choked spectacularly at the semi-final of the last World Cup? Your post is quite inaccurate. He's been quite mediocre in World Cup matches.
 
Bilal7 said:
Is that why he choked spectacularly at the semi-final of the last World Cup? Your post is quite inaccurate. He's been quite mediocre in World Cup matches.
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Every single player has an off match. Just because he failed in a semi-final doesn't necessarily mean it was a choke. It could've been just another failure.
 
Wow this is amazing. I don't think this is going to be change in upcoming match. He is already a legend in Odis.
 
Kohli was getting owned by the likes of Unadkat, Thakur etc in IPL.

This time he has no chance against Amir and co. He will fail.
 
troodon said:
Kohli was getting owned by the likes of Unadkat, Thakur etc in IPL.

This time he has no chance against Amir and co. He will fail.
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Are you saying this because of superstition of 'Jinx' Or you truly believe in it?? - I thought you are one of the more educated Indian poster and does not believe in rubbish like Nazar or Jinx etc...I don't give a **** about any kind of superstition...

Pakistan is a very weak team on paper, even if we beat India somehow, beating top teams (AUS/ENG/SA) is much harder, we don't have fuel power to go after them, in any department, accidents happens once not everyday!!
 
Even Law of Averages don't work against him. He wipes the floor with Pakistan everywhere, every time.
 
I won't lie but I was hoping he got out before he went berserk in the last 4-5 overs.. That six over long on off Wahab(I think) and the way he reacted after hitting that six sums it up.. That one delivery got him back in form..
 
Hate to admit but he's too good. That six off Wahab hurt my ego. It was a statement. We were pummeled into submission. We should thank our lucky stars he started the onslaught a little late and only 48 overs were bowled. A 100 was there for his taking.
 
We were irritated with Kohli till his first 40-59 runs playing second fiddle and looking unable to hit big but boy did he turn it around towards the end. Was in the zone after his 50 and hit some terrific shots. Good knock and could well get another MOTM if India wins today.
 
Average innings at best,on a flat pitch,not sure what was the plan but defn below par innings.
 
We kept things tight to him for 75% of the innings till that dropped catch
 
yasir said:
Are you saying this because of superstition of 'Jinx' Or you truly believe in it?? - I thought you are one of the more educated Indian poster and does not believe in rubbish like Nazar or Jinx etc...I don't give a **** about any kind of superstition...

Pakistan is a very weak team on paper, even if we beat India somehow, beating top teams (AUS/ENG/SA) is much harder, we don't have fuel power to go after them, in any department, accidents happens once not everyday!!
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Went by law of averages.

Kohli is super good against Pak. He was bound to fail. Luckily he did not. Thanks to some poor fielding and terrible bowling by Pak.
 
As great and phenomenal as he has been against Pakistan, it's a little cringe to watch the obvious awe almost all the Pakistani players look at him with. That is just crazy for international cricket. And this has partly helped his success because the greatest part of Virat's game has been the mental games he has been able to play with the opposition and his skills in reading body language and using it to decide when to attack.
 
pillionrider said:
As great and phenomenal as he has been against Pakistan, it's a little cringe to watch the obvious awe almost all the Pakistani players look at him with. That is just crazy for international cricket. And this has partly helped his success because the greatest part of Virat's game has been the mental games he has been able to play with the opposition and his skills in reading body language and using it to decide when to attack.
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The 3 pakistani commentators, Bazid, Ramiz and Wasim were in absolute awe of Kohli.

In fact, the instance where Kohli caught the ball while batting and could have been given out obstructing the field, Ramiz was praising Kohli effusively before Sunny interjected that Kohli could have been out had Pakistan appealed.
 
It is hard to believe that there are a lot of cricket fans in Pakistan who rank Babar Azam ahead of Virat Kohli. I guess these cricket fans don't have a great knowledge and understanding of the game.
 
hassan918 said:
It is hard to believe that there are a lot of cricket fans in Pakistan who rank Babar Azam ahead of Virat Kohli. I guess these cricket fans don't have a great knowledge and understanding of the game.
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no one does, dont fall for social media PR which their own agencies run. no one in Pakistan rates babar over kohli. kohli has a huge fan base in pak because he always performs against Pakistan. pakistan tend to have a lot of respect for indian players who do well against pak. balaji became a bigger hero in pak than india when he had a good tour twenty odd years ago, lol.
 
MP2011 said:
The 3 pakistani commentators, Bazid, Ramiz and Wasim were in absolute awe of Kohli.

In fact, the instance where Kohli caught the ball while batting and could have been given out obstructing the field, Ramiz was praising Kohli effusively before Sunny interjected that Kohli could have been out had Pakistan appealed.
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It’s called Stockholm syndrome.

Pakistani fans can legitimately like Kohli as he’s the greatest batsman produced by India, but the incredible reverence shown to him by Pakistani players is certainly cringy.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
wow. Unbelievable. This is one reason i secretly wished India play in Pakistan. They definitely would have loved to see him in action.
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Bhai Pakistanis are good people.

I genuinely think we need to go bit easy with the politics and start people to people relations and let our teams play more.

Dosti ka haath badhao

Modi ji can do it. I trust him.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Nah, Pakistanis never liked Sachin because he had no personality. Kohlis following in Pakistan is on another level.
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Another reason could be that they used to think Inzi was rival of Tendulkar so they couldn't be fans of someone who was their best player's direct rival. In fact, some used to think Inzi was better than Tendulkar.

In case of Kohli however, there is no one even close to him in Pakistan cricket and hence his insane fan following.
 
Player of the Match awards for Kohli vs Pakistan in ICC tournaments

78*(61) Colombo RPS World T20 2012
107(126) Adelaide ODI World Cup 2015
55*(37) Kolkata World T20 2016
82*(53) Melbourne T20 World Cup 2022
100*(111) Dubai Champions Trophy 2025

No other player has won more than three Player of the Match against a single opponent in ICC tournaments.
 
Pakistanis love Kohli because he is the definition of a Pakistani idealized "alpha".

First of all, he is Punjabi (Rawalpindi origin) and is super aggressive which Pakistanis like.

Secondly he is at the top of the game aesthetically partly due to existing in a richer and slightly more modern liberal society - richest cricketer in the world, the Bollywood actress wife, the tattoos which Pak players simply can't have

Also great cricketing achievements - All 3 ICC white ball trophies, Great record as test captain (which tbh doesn't really register in the mind of the general Pakistani casual), all those runs/100s etc

And ofc the most important - consistent scoring against Pakistan. Most casuals (like the ones in that vid) only watch the annual Ind-Pak match and more often than not Virat does well.
 
Bhaijaan said:
Player of the Match awards for Kohli vs Pakistan in ICC tournaments

78*(61) Colombo RPS World T20 2012
107(126) Adelaide ODI World Cup 2015
55*(37) Kolkata World T20 2016
82*(53) Melbourne T20 World Cup 2022
100*(111) Dubai Champions Trophy 2025

No other player has won more than three Player of the Match against a single opponent in ICC tournaments.
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plus some ac matches as well - 2012 and 2023.
 

A word on Kohli but just a word​

At this point, it’s almost a routine thing for Virat Kohli. An entire generation of Pakistani fans has grown up seeing this man torment them through their TV screens every few years.

If there is a target to be chased against Pakistan, bet your bottom dollar that he’d do it with ease and style. These pages and many others are filled with his batting greatness so there is no point doing it again.



India’s Virat Kohli celebrates after hitting four runs to reach his century and win the match. — Reuters

India’s Virat Kohli celebrates after hitting four runs to reach his century and win the match. — Reuters


The ultimate compliment we can begrudgingly pay this all-time great is that in all of the history of Pak-India cricket matches, no other player on either side of the border has had a greater impact than him. Not Imran Khan, not Wasim Akram, not Waqar Younis, not anyone else.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1893855/5-takeaways-as-india-exposes-pakistans-50-over-frailties-yet-again
 
Sunil Gavaskar, while speaking to a local sports media outlet:

"What happened in Australia, it was disappointing for him and for all those supporting him. The regularity in which he got out the same way was more disappointing. Everybody was keen to see him get big runs. Against Bangladesh, he seemed to go all the way till that leg-spinner bounced a little bit more. Here against Pakistan, we have been saying things, there are certain teams which bring out the best in you and against Pakistan, Kohli always has produced something special. I can never forget his knock at Melbourne (2022 T20 World Cup match vs Pakistan)."

"This one will build his confidence. For the remaining matches, you can see expect fluency from Virat Kohli."
 
This guy loves Pakistan. I thought SL or BD was his favourite team to score against. Got to be Pak! He does have quite a lot 100s against SL and BD too.
 
saimayubera said:
Pakistanis love Kohli because he is the definition of a Pakistani idealized "alpha".

First of all, he is Punjabi (Rawalpindi origin) and is super aggressive which Pakistanis like.

Secondly he is at the top of the game aesthetically partly due to existing in a richer and slightly more modern liberal society - richest cricketer in the world, the Bollywood actress wife, the tattoos which Pak players simply can't have

Also great cricketing achievements - All 3 ICC white ball trophies, Great record as test captain (which tbh doesn't really register in the mind of the general Pakistani casual), all those runs/100s etc

And ofc the most important - consistent scoring against Pakistan. Most casuals (like the ones in that vid) only watch the annual Ind-Pak match and more often than not Virat does well.
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Virat is Indian. Punjabi this or not.
 
Kohli has a glaring weakness- fishing outside the off stump at the away swinger which just about every bowling line up has managed to expose over the past 2/3 years. Shame that despite all the hype, Rauf Shaheen & Naseem couldn't get close.
 
corleone said:
Kohli has a glaring weakness- fishing outside the off stump at the away swinger which just about every bowling line up has managed to expose over the past 2/3 years. Shame that despite all the hype, Rauf Shaheen & Naseem couldn't get close.
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They bowled to him exactly what he wanted. At the stumps. That is where his safe zone is.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
They bowled to him exactly what he wanted. At the stumps. That is where his safe zone is.
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These guys either don't do their homework and/or don't have the skills to execute under pressure. I suspect it's both.

Too much searching for the magic inswinging delivery which indian batsmen can play in their sleep.
 
corleone said:
Kohli has a glaring weakness- fishing outside the off stump at the away swinger which just about every bowling line up has managed to expose over the past 2/3 years. Shame that despite all the hype, Rauf Shaheen & Naseem couldn't get close.
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In ODI and T20 cricket who will keep 2 slips and gully and try to bowl 5th stump?
On these flat wkts in power play batter will just have to swing and clear infield for it to go for boundary
 
Kohli always had the upper hand against pakistan. WInning games is fun for him when it comes to playing against arch rivals. Great player but time has come that he retires gracefully.
 
corleone said:
Kohli has a glaring weakness- fishing outside the off stump at the away swinger which just about every bowling line up has managed to expose over the past 2/3 years. Shame that despite all the hype, Rauf Shaheen & Naseem couldn't get close.
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there is a difference between facing boland on a seaming pitch in a test and odis.
 
pratiktc said:
In ODI and T20 cricket who will keep 2 slips and gully and try to bowl 5th stump?
On these flat wkts in power play batter will just have to swing and clear infield for it to go for boundary
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Even in ODIs, he has been out in slips plenty of times in recent times. Just that Pakistan were too incompetent to harness that obvious weakness
 
cricketjoshila said:
This should ring alarm bells in India.

This generation of pakistani Cricketers perhaps followed boom boom and tuk tuk
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Why would it ring alarm bells?

He is an icon of the game worldwide. It shouldn't make a difference what the capabilities of our players are...Just like when you guys had trundlers you admired Wasim. Talent will be admired and respected regardless.
 
MP2011 said:
Even in ODIs, he has been out in slips plenty of times in recent times. Just that Pakistan were too incompetent to harness that obvious weakness
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Last 15 inns of Kohli stretching back 2 years

100* vs Pak 2025
22 vs Bang caught point off leggie
52 vs Eng caught keeper off leggie
5 vs Eng caught keeper off leggie
45 vs SL lbw slider by left armer
14 vs SL lbw googly by leggie
24 vs SL lbw flipper by leggie
54 vs Aus out chopped on by seamer
117 vs NZ caught wide long on
54 vs Ned bowled left arm spinner
101* vs SA
88 vs SL caught cover off slower cutter
0 vs Eng caught mid off top edging flat bat hit
95 vs NZ caught deep mid wicket
101* vs Bang

I was checking statsguru to test your hypothesis and the last time Kohli was out to a nick off in an ODI was in July 2022 off a Reece Topley outswinger in Manchester. In that year he was out total thrice to nick offs on drives in ODIs(twice in England and once in Ahmedabad).

In subcontinent ODIs you simply cannot plan for getting batters out nicking to cordon no matter what their weakness. It is always better to try and beat the inside edge rather than outside edge whether pacer or spinner
 
pratiktc said:
In ODI and T20 cricket who will keep 2 slips and gully and try to bowl 5th stump?
On these flat wkts in power play batter will just have to swing and clear infield for it to go for boundary
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Pakistan pacers bowled off-stump deliveries with a slip in place, but after conceding 3 boundaries to the covers, they changed the plan and started bowling short balls, which eventually failed.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Why would it ring alarm bells?

He is an icon of the game worldwide. It shouldn't make a difference what the capabilities of our players are...Just like when you guys had trundlers you admired Wasim. Talent will be admired and respected regardless.
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Yes our trundlers admired Wasim. Hence a new generation of Indians are quality fast bowlers.
 
pratiktc said:
Last 15 inns of Kohli stretching back 2 years

100* vs Pak 2025
22 vs Bang caught point off leggie
52 vs Eng caught keeper off leggie
5 vs Eng caught keeper off leggie
45 vs SL lbw slider by left armer
14 vs SL lbw googly by leggie
24 vs SL lbw flipper by leggie
54 vs Aus out chopped on by seamer
117 vs NZ caught wide long on
54 vs Ned bowled left arm spinner
101* vs SA
88 vs SL caught cover off slower cutter
0 vs Eng caught mid off top edging flat bat hit
95 vs NZ caught deep mid wicket
101* vs Bang

I was checking statsguru to test your hypothesis and the last time Kohli was out to a nick off in an ODI was in July 2022 off a Reece Topley outswinger in Manchester. In that year he was out total thrice to nick offs on drives in ODIs(twice in England and once in Ahmedabad).

In subcontinent ODIs you simply cannot plan for getting batters out nicking to cordon no matter what their weakness. It is always better to try and beat the inside edge rather than outside edge whether pacer or spinner
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Very insightful post
 
Kohli is the biggest match winner against pakistan. Period.

I know before the match that kohli would be the main scorer from india and thats what he did. Hats off to him.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Kohli is the biggest match winner against pakistan. Period.

I know before the match that kohli would be the main scorer from india and thats what he did. Hats off to him.
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More than match winner, Pak just don't have the tools to take his wicket.

Kohli's weaknesses are

1. accurate seam at 4th-6th stump, can be medium pace
2. accurate away spin

pakistan just don't have those attributes

similarly pandya always does well cause his bouncy back of a length is pakistan's kryptonite. west indies, who are a pretty poor odi side have defeated pak using this sort of bowling in some high profile matches. andre russell, who is similar to pandya has caused them a lot of pain in those matches.
 
Especially against Pakistan, there is great probability that Kohli will score, but is there a plan on finding weaknesses of the other players? He’s not the only one who can hurt Pakistan, how do you get others out to put pressure on him and take more risks?
 
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