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Will Virat Kohli become the first batsman to average 60 in ODIs?

This guy in unreal in ODIs. No one comes close to him.
 
I still think that it's mighty hard to lift average to 60+. PPers often extrapolate, but it's very hard to keep batting like this.
 
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Buffet said:
I still think that it's mighty hard to lift average to 60+. PPers often extrapolate, but it's very hard to keep batting like this.
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I think he might touch that point soon given the superb form he is in but there's no way he is going to maintain that throughout his career. That would require a bradmansque effort on his part and considering he doesn't play only against one-two teams (as was the case with the don) , that seems impossible tbh. Still it would be a remarkable feat even if he's able to touch the magical digits.
Can't believe some people still put Amla and ABD above him.
 
Buffet said:
I still think that it's mighty hard to lift average to 60+. PPers often extrapolate, but it's very hard to keep batting like this.
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he is already at epic levels ... avg of 57 after nearly 200 ODI inngs has never been done before.
 
Tusker said:
he is already at epic levels ... avg of 57 after nearly 200 ODI inngs has never been done before.
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Exactly at this point he is better than Vivian Richards who played way less, scored less at an average that was ten runs under Kohli. If he retired today, he's already better than Viv and only has to prove if he has the longevity of Sachin.
 
It's going to be hard for VK to retire averaging 60. SImply because there'll be far more ODIs played , so lower scores will be higher as he eventually declines.

Smith has a better chance of averaging 60 in tests at the end .

As long as Kohli retires averaging >Bevan its fine.
 
To be fair to Kohli naysayers, pitches do look flat whenever King Kohli is batting.
 
Something terribly has to go wrong from here in order for Kohli to be not considered GOAT ODI batsman when he hangs up his boots.

And this has nothing to do with mere average.
 
CanadianG00se said:
Which country is actually producing bowling tracks for ODIs?

Odi tracks have been flat for past 10 years or so.
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You saw few in SA, one in Asia cup - Bangladesh.

But sadly as long as this ICC and BCCI are in power, they'll make a circus out of cricket by enforcing flat tracks.
 
indipper said:
Few more flat tracks and he will be there.
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Never understood flat track argument... the other batsman are also playing on such flat tracks then why aren't they churning up runs at same rate as Kohli

I am not a big fan of comparing players of different era but if you have to determine the quality of a batsman compare it how other players are doing in the same era because then you will have parameters such as quality of bowling and pitches constant for all players
 
pks85333 said:
Never understood flat track argument... the other batsman are also playing on such flat tracks then why aren't they churning up runs at same rate as Kohli

I am not a big fan of comparing players of different era but if you have to determine the quality of a batsman compare it how other players are doing in the same era because then you will have parameters such as quality of bowling and pitches constant for all players
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I rate Rahane better than him. Not every batsman is stats Hungary like one or two stats-padders.
 
indipper said:
You saw few in SA, one in Asia cup - Bangladesh.

But sadly as long as this ICC and BCCI are in power, they'll make a circus out of cricket by enforcing flat tracks.
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some fans and their love for conspiracy theories.

Do you have a source that BCCI made flat tracks everywhere or just the usual garbage?
 
big_gamer007 said:
Nice to see you join he dark side..
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Dont think i have ever doubted his ability in ODIs. In tests i still have doubts but in ODIs he is probably going to destroy every record out there. Nobody comes close to him. The only argument against him is that bowlers are poor and pitches are flat but you will never be able to satisfy people who use this argument. For me he is closing in on Tendulkar and Viv. He just needs to have 1 great world cup with defining performances in knock outs and he will surpass everyone for me.
 
cricketjoshila said:
The track is always flat when Kohli scores.
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Kohli carries the track in his checked in bags wherever he travels... that's the secret to his success.

And BCCI carries the umpires in their carry on luggage...
 
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Napa said:
Kohli carries the track in his checked in bags wherever he travels... that's the secret to his success.

And BCCI carries the umpires in their carry on luggage...
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Indian spinner carries footmarks and cracks along and place them strategically so they can exploit it against opponents.
 
At this Rate, he surely does with in 1-2 years..

Since January 2016

Most ODI Runs : Kohli (2517)
Most ODI 100s : Kohli (11)
Best ODI batting avg : Kohli (89.89)
Most T20i runs : Kohli (940)
Most T20i 50s : Kohli (9)
Best T20i batting avg : Kohli (67.14)
Most Test runs : Root (2584) (Kohli 2560)
Most Test 100s : Kohli (10)
 
What more can be said about this legend? He's only entering his peak years now. Expect more records to be broken .
 
Legend of the game. Will surpass every Asian batsmen in terms of stature except maybe Tendulkar and Gavaskar.
 
Kohli may be the last role model when it comes to behavior. But when it comes to hunger he is the no.1 role model in the world.
 
This innings was very similar to how Richards played. Cocky, cool and confident without hitting dumb slogs. Just a masterclass.
 
Ab Fan said:
Legend of the game. Will surpass every Asian batsmen in terms of stature except maybe Tendulkar and Gavaskar.
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Kohli is simply the GOAT ODI batsman, not only Asian but International.
 
Already GOAT? He is not even 30 yet.

I will judge him as GOAT or ATG after another 3 years.
 
You simply cannot declare someone a GOAT until he retires. Cricket has seen some spectacular fall from grace and no one is immune from it, not even this seemingly invincible Kohli.
 
One of his coolest hundred

I watch India when Kohli bats and turn off when he gets out. An amazing player
 
He may not be as talented with the bat as Sachin was but his passion for carrying on batting seems at another level. With 6 test double hundreds in the span of 2 years he's already a big contender for a massive triple hundred. Just a matter of time.

Only thing he needs to work on now is his attitude. He's a disgrace to gentlemen's game with his childish antics.
 
England 2018 and 2019 holds key to his legacy. Once he makes is mark in these, he will be a GOAT
 
LastManstanding said:
How much is he averaging now?
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58.10 now. Just touching distance from 60. Incredible considering that many times he can't bat full inngs like today.

BTW avging 67.90 in chases . Only Tendulkar has more runs in chases. Just epic.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Already GOAT? He is not even 30 yet.

I will judge him as GOAT or ATG after another 3 years.
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It's crazy how good he is and one of the top 3 all time. And still only 28. I remember a few years back when Sanga and Jaya were getting 10,000 and records. They were like 35 years old. Imagine where Kohli will be at 35 (7 year's time!).
 
BlackShadow said:
You simply cannot declare someone a GOAT until he retires. Cricket has seen some spectacular fall from grace and no one is immune from it, not even this seemingly invincible Kohli.
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Wishing for someone's failure :facepalm:

King Kohli :kohli2 will never let your dream come true !
 
At 29 he is being considered in discussions of GOAT that itself is a huge accomplishment.. For me one WC victory and he will be 2nd Best in my eyes behind Sachin.
 
Kohli does not have the soft spot that his seniors had. He just sees the target and goes after it without making a mistake. That is a very difficult task but he manages to do it. For all his effervescence in the field, he has high levels of concentration while batting.
 
Cric Talk said:
At this Rate, he surely does with in 1-2 years..

Since January 2016

Most ODI Runs : Kohli (2517)
Most ODI 100s : Kohli (11)
Best ODI batting avg : Kohli (89.89)
Most T20i runs : Kohli (940)
Most T20i 50s : Kohli (9)
Best T20i batting avg : Kohli (67.14)
Most Test runs : Root (2584) (Kohli 2560)
Most Test 100s : Kohli (10)
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Truly incredible.

Think of how many ups and downs an average cricketer goes through over two years. Yet, this man is performing with such consistency in all formats.

Doesn't get fatigued. Doesn't get bored. Doesn't lose focus.

Just run after run while being captain.
 
He is already GOAT for me in odi's. I know people will talk about world cups but the level of consistency this guy shows is simply out of this world.
He is so determined every innings it's almost freakish!
 
Tusker said:
58.10 now. Just touching distance from 60. Incredible considering that many times he can't bat full inngs like today.

BTW avging 67.90 in chases . Only Tendulkar has more runs in chases. Just epic.
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Highest Average in Successful Run chases (min 20 inns)
Dhoni 102.88
KOHLI 97.84

Most Runs in Successful Run chases
Tendulkar 5490
KOHLI 4501

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series
558 KOHLI v South Africa. 2018
491 Rohit v Australia, 2013
478 Bailey v India, 2013

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series in SA
KOHLI 558
KP 454

Most 100s against SA in SA
KP/KOHLI - 3

Most Runs in ODIs against SA in SA
KOHLI 877
Ponting 748

Highest Average in International Cricket (Min 10,000 Runs)
55.87 VIRAT KOHLI
51.05 Joe Root
49.10 Jacques Kallis

Most ODI Hundreds as a Captain
22 Ponting
13 KOHLI, AB de Villiers
11 Ganguly

Most ODI Hundreds in 'successful' chases
19 KOHLI
14 Tendulkar
9 Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Anwar

Most 'Man of the Match' in ODIs
62 Tendulkar
48 Jayasuriya
32 Kallis, Ponting, Afridi
31 Ganguly, Richards, Sangakkara
30 Lara, de Silva,
28 KOHLI, Gilchrist, S Anwar
27 AB de Villiers, Yuvraj

Most 'Man of the Series' in ODIs
15 Tendulkar
11 Jayasuriya
9 Pollock
7 Richards, Amla, Gayle, Yuvraj, Ganguly, Ponting
6 AB de Villiers, Dhoni, Kallis, Dilshan, Inzamam
5 KOHLI, Shakib, Shoaib Malik, Sangakkara

Most centuries in List A cricket:
60 - Sachin Tendulkar (538 inns)
44 - Graham Gooch (601 inns)
40 - Graeme Hick (630 inns)
39 - Kumar Sangakkara (500 inns) / VIRAT KOHLI (233 inns)

Most ODI hundreds before the age of 30:
35 VIRAT KOHLI
34 Sachin Tendulkar
19 Chris Gayle

Most 100s in Winning Cause
Tendulkar 33
KOHLI 30
Ponting 25

Inns to complete 17000 runs in International cricket
KOHLI 363
Amla 381

Innings taken to score 35th ODI hundred:
Sachin Tendulkar : 309
Virat Kohli : 200

-844 runs in SA tour till now. If he scores 156 runs in T20 series he will be only second man to clock 1000 runs in a tour after Viv Richards (1045 runs)
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So focussed and concentrated as a batsman! <br>100 number 35! Absolutely amazing batting !! He is a Genius!!&#55357;&#56399;<a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imVkohli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvSA</a></p>— Syeda Nain Abidi (@SyedaNain18) <a href="https://twitter.com/SyedaNain18/status/964554777261756416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a player. &#55357;&#56845; <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imVkohli</a> &#55356;&#57295; <a href="https://t.co/ZZjox9uUeY">https://t.co/ZZjox9uUeY</a></p>— Kainat Imtiaz (@kainatimtiaz16) <a href="https://twitter.com/kainatimtiaz16/status/964564028872851457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Freak, Rockstar, Fighter, Winner, Believer - <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imVkohli</a>! ☄️&#55357;&#56845;☄️&#55357;&#56845;</p>— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) <a href="https://twitter.com/KP24/status/964581194238251009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Runs machine + Hundreds machine +Chasing Machine = <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imVkohli</a> Bhai &#55357;&#56908;&#55356;&#57339;&#55357;&#56908;&#55356;&#57339;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57339;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57339; outclass</p>— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) <a href="https://twitter.com/rashidkhan_19/status/964612101829484544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kohli day, jolly day. <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imVkohli</a> made no 35 look ridiculously easy. &#55357;&#56399;&#55357;&#56495;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/INDvsSA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#INDvsSA</a></p>— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) <a href="https://twitter.com/ashwinravi99/status/964553109459566592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2018</a></blockquote>
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pks85333 said:
Highest Average in Successful Run chases (min 20 inns)
Dhoni 102.88
KOHLI 97.84

Most Runs in Successful Run chases
Tendulkar 5490
KOHLI 4501

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series
558 KOHLI v South Africa. 2018
491 Rohit v Australia, 2013
478 Bailey v India, 2013

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series in SA
KOHLI 558
KP 454

Most 100s against SA in SA
KP/KOHLI - 3

Most Runs in ODIs against SA in SA
KOHLI 877
Ponting 748

Highest Average in International Cricket (Min 10,000 Runs)
55.87 VIRAT KOHLI
51.05 Joe Root
49.10 Jacques Kallis

Most ODI Hundreds as a Captain
22 Ponting
13 KOHLI, AB de Villiers
11 Ganguly

Most ODI Hundreds in 'successful' chases
19 KOHLI
14 Tendulkar
9 Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Anwar

Most 'Man of the Match' in ODIs
62 Tendulkar
48 Jayasuriya
32 Kallis, Ponting, Afridi
31 Ganguly, Richards, Sangakkara
30 Lara, de Silva,
28 KOHLI, Gilchrist, S Anwar
27 AB de Villiers, Yuvraj

Most 'Man of the Series' in ODIs
15 Tendulkar
11 Jayasuriya
9 Pollock
7 Richards, Amla, Gayle, Yuvraj, Ganguly, Ponting
6 AB de Villiers, Dhoni, Kallis, Dilshan, Inzamam
5 KOHLI, Shakib, Shoaib Malik, Sangakkara

Most centuries in List A cricket:
60 - Sachin Tendulkar (538 inns)
44 - Graham Gooch (601 inns)
40 - Graeme Hick (630 inns)
39 - Kumar Sangakkara (500 inns) / VIRAT KOHLI (233 inns)

Most ODI hundreds before the age of 30:
35 VIRAT KOHLI
34 Sachin Tendulkar
19 Chris Gayle

Most 100s in Winning Cause
Tendulkar 33
KOHLI 30
Ponting 25

Inns to complete 17000 runs in International cricket
KOHLI 363
Amla 381

Innings taken to score 35th ODI hundred:
Sachin Tendulkar : 309
Virat Kohli : 200

-844 runs in SA tour till now. If he scores 156 runs in T20 series he will be only second man to clock 1000 runs in a tour after Viv Richards (1045 runs)
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Records after records amazing
 
pks85333 said:
Highest Average in Successful Run chases (min 20 inns)
Dhoni 102.88
KOHLI 97.84

Most Runs in Successful Run chases
Tendulkar 5490
KOHLI 4501

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series
558 KOHLI v South Africa. 2018
491 Rohit v Australia, 2013
478 Bailey v India, 2013

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series in SA
KOHLI 558
KP 454

Most 100s against SA in SA
KP/KOHLI - 3

Most Runs in ODIs against SA in SA
KOHLI 877
Ponting 748

Highest Average in International Cricket (Min 10,000 Runs)
55.87 VIRAT KOHLI
51.05 Joe Root
49.10 Jacques Kallis

Most ODI Hundreds as a Captain
22 Ponting
13 KOHLI, AB de Villiers
11 Ganguly

Most ODI Hundreds in 'successful' chases
19 KOHLI
14 Tendulkar
9 Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Anwar

Most 'Man of the Match' in ODIs
62 Tendulkar
48 Jayasuriya
32 Kallis, Ponting, Afridi
31 Ganguly, Richards, Sangakkara
30 Lara, de Silva,
28 KOHLI, Gilchrist, S Anwar
27 AB de Villiers, Yuvraj

Most 'Man of the Series' in ODIs
15 Tendulkar
11 Jayasuriya
9 Pollock
7 Richards, Amla, Gayle, Yuvraj, Ganguly, Ponting
6 AB de Villiers, Dhoni, Kallis, Dilshan, Inzamam
5 KOHLI, Shakib, Shoaib Malik, Sangakkara

Most centuries in List A cricket:
60 - Sachin Tendulkar (538 inns)
44 - Graham Gooch (601 inns)
40 - Graeme Hick (630 inns)
39 - Kumar Sangakkara (500 inns) / VIRAT KOHLI (233 inns)

Most ODI hundreds before the age of 30:
35 VIRAT KOHLI
34 Sachin Tendulkar
19 Chris Gayle

Most 100s in Winning Cause
Tendulkar 33
KOHLI 30
Ponting 25

Inns to complete 17000 runs in International cricket
KOHLI 363
Amla 381

Innings taken to score 35th ODI hundred:
Sachin Tendulkar : 309
Virat Kohli : 200

-844 runs in SA tour till now. If he scores 156 runs in T20 series he will be only second man to clock 1000 runs in a tour after Viv Richards (1045 runs)
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Great stats work. Thanks for sharing :bow:
 
pks85333 said:
Highest Average in Successful Run chases (min 20 inns)
Dhoni 102.88
KOHLI 97.84

Most Runs in Successful Run chases
Tendulkar 5490
KOHLI 4501

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series
558 KOHLI v South Africa. 2018
491 Rohit v Australia, 2013
478 Bailey v India, 2013

Most Runs in a Bilateral ODI Series in SA
KOHLI 558
KP 454

Most 100s against SA in SA
KP/KOHLI - 3

Most Runs in ODIs against SA in SA
KOHLI 877
Ponting 748

Highest Average in International Cricket (Min 10,000 Runs)
55.87 VIRAT KOHLI
51.05 Joe Root
49.10 Jacques Kallis

Most ODI Hundreds as a Captain
22 Ponting
13 KOHLI, AB de Villiers
11 Ganguly

Most ODI Hundreds in 'successful' chases
19 KOHLI
14 Tendulkar
9 Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Anwar

Most 'Man of the Match' in ODIs
62 Tendulkar
48 Jayasuriya
32 Kallis, Ponting, Afridi
31 Ganguly, Richards, Sangakkara
30 Lara, de Silva,
28 KOHLI, Gilchrist, S Anwar
27 AB de Villiers, Yuvraj

Most 'Man of the Series' in ODIs
15 Tendulkar
11 Jayasuriya
9 Pollock
7 Richards, Amla, Gayle, Yuvraj, Ganguly, Ponting
6 AB de Villiers, Dhoni, Kallis, Dilshan, Inzamam
5 KOHLI, Shakib, Shoaib Malik, Sangakkara

Most centuries in List A cricket:
60 - Sachin Tendulkar (538 inns)
44 - Graham Gooch (601 inns)
40 - Graeme Hick (630 inns)
39 - Kumar Sangakkara (500 inns) / VIRAT KOHLI (233 inns)

Most ODI hundreds before the age of 30:
35 VIRAT KOHLI
34 Sachin Tendulkar
19 Chris Gayle

Most 100s in Winning Cause
Tendulkar 33
KOHLI 30
Ponting 25

Inns to complete 17000 runs in International cricket
KOHLI 363
Amla 381

Innings taken to score 35th ODI hundred:
Sachin Tendulkar : 309
Virat Kohli : 200

-844 runs in SA tour till now. If he scores 156 runs in T20 series he will be only second man to clock 1000 runs in a tour after Viv Richards (1045 runs)
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Since January 2016

Most Runs across format
KOHLI 6247 at Avg 78.21
Root 5029 at Avg 55.26
Smith 4335 at Avg 55.70

Most 100s across format
KOHLI 22
Warner 16
Smith 14
 
Ab Fan said:
Legend of the game. Will surpass every Asian batsmen in terms of stature except maybe Tendulkar and Gavaskar.
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How can be surpass Sangakarra and not Gavaskar :))
 
Slog said:
How can be surpass Sangakarra and not Gavaskar :))
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Sanga is far lesser test batsman compared to Sunny Gavaskar. Sanga may have good stats to back it up, all real test fans know ..how good Gavaskar was vs legendary attack of WI (without helmet and uncovered pitches in those days ) !
 
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Not a big deal, any one can reach avg of 60 especially in SA after racking 3 tons in an ODI series, ask some special posters, they will find a way to make this achievement looks like an ordinary one
 
He will not retire with 60 avg but hope he retires above 50. But he will break all kinds of record like most runs,most centuries and so on. And he also deserves to score 200+ in ODi which he will surely do. Just matter of time.
 
The problem is the bigger you are the harder you fall. One bad 5 match ODI series will hurt his average pretty badly. That doesn't change the fact that he has already established himself as the best ODI batsman of this era.
 
Every batsman goes through his peak between 28 to 32 years of his age. Let's see if his fishing technique stands test of time.
 
JattMaula said:
Every batsman goes through his peak between 28 to 32 years of his age. Let's see if his fishing technique stands test of time.
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Kholi has used up all his luck in SA. Won’t be scoring anything in England for sure.

#FTB
 
babajee said:
Kholi has used up all his luck in SA. Won’t be scoring anything in England for sure.

#FTB
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Even if does scrap some flat runs its not like his failures in matches those mattered like wc15semi and ct17final will be erased.
 
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