Previous India Public Cricket Crew left-arm spinner Maninder Singh has said that the current batting extraordinary Virat Kohli has set such elevated requirements for himself that fans each time anticipate that he should hit a century when he leaves to bat. Virat Kohli, who dominated world cricket for almost a decade, returned to form during the Asia Cup 2022, and ever since then, he has been consistently scoring runs for the India National Cricket Team. This came after he went through a long period of low performance.
The modern-day batting legend scored 296 runs in six innings at a staggering average of 98.66 and a strike rate of 136.40 in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Additionally, he was one of the nine candidates for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament in 2022. He got some rest after the World Cup, and now he’s back in the team for the Bangladesh tour.
Maninder Singh on Virat Kohli: “I am sure his performance in the T20 World Cup would give him a lot of confidence.” In an interview with Times Now, Maninder Singh was asked if Kohli’s performance in the World Cup will help him rediscover his form across formats. The 57-year-old replied that Kohli’s outstanding performance at the World Cup would undoubtedly have given him a lot of confidence. He said more:
I sincerely hope that occurs. due to the fact that he is such a star, entertainer, and game enthusiast. As a fan, I have always wished for him to succeed, and thankfully, after a long time, he started scoring runs consistently. Even though he was scoring 50s and 70s, he has set such high expectations for himself that every time he steps onto the field, a hundred is expected of him. Be that as it may, it was not working out.
“However, I am confident that his performance in the T20 World Cup would give him a lot of confidence, and it demonstrated that he still has a lot of cricket left in him; I am expecting him to do well in Tests as well.” In the first ODI of the three-match series against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team on Sunday, December 4, at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Kohli did not perform well. In the eleventh over, Shakib Al Hasan cleaned him up for a 15-ball 9.