DTVHINDI“’Kohli’s focus is not on numbers, but on winning matches for India’ – former RCB coach warns Kangaroos
Team India will tour Australia in November. Mike Hesson & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) coach Mike Hesson believes that Virat Kohli is at that stage of his career where his first goal is to help India win matches rather than making personal records. The former Indian captain is going through a bad phase in Test cricket, he has not been able to register a single 50+ score in Tests this year. Since 2019, he has managed to score only two centuries in the longest format of the game. While his teammates like Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson are making rapid progress in red-ball cricket, Kohli is struggling to live up to his standards. Mike Hesson gave a big statement regarding Virat Kohli Hesson said, ‘I think Virat Kohli is at that stage of his career where he wants to win matches for India. I think it’s a dangerous transition for other teams because if they’re doing that instead of focusing on numbers, big scores will come naturally. The ability to maintain a momentum is important in Australia. For this, the batsman has to be able to counterattack and wait for the right moment to do so. 30 to 60 overs is an important phase there. If Kohli is batting at that time then he will not let the game go astray. It’s about finding the gap, playing shots in the gap. If they try the same this time too and are capable, then they can prove to be dangerous against Australia. Hesson said that despite not having any big scores against Bangladesh, Kohli looked in great form and added that he would do well against teams like New Zealand and Australia. Hesson said, ‘He was in good form and even though he did not score big against Bangladesh, he seemed to be getting into good shape. Going to Australia after playing against New Zealand would suit him as he performs well in these conditions.
IPL 2024: ‘Have you seen his IPL numbers’ Aakash Chopra after Pat Cummins becomes Hyderabad captain
Recently, Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise has appointed Pat Cummins as the captain in place of Aiden Markram. Aakash Chopra and Pat Cummins (Image Credit- Twitter There is very little time left for IPL to start. It is noteworthy that the tournament is starting from March 22, and the first match will be played between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, before the start of this match, one-time champion Sunrisers Hyderabad has made a major change in the leadership of the team. It is noteworthy that the franchise management has appointed Australian World Cup champion player Pat Cummins (Aakash Chopra) as the new captain of the team in place of Aiden Markram for the 17th season of IPL. So after this decision of the franchise, there are continuous talks in the cricket world. On the other hand, now former Indian cricketer and well-known Aakash Chopra has given a big statement on this. Akash says have you seen his recent IPL numbers? Aakash Chopra gave a big statement regarding Pat Cummins After Pat Cummins was appointed captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Aakash Chopra said through his YouTube channel – You have made Pat Cummins the captain but have you seen his recent IPL numbers? Look carefully, he concedes a lot of runs and doesn’t score that many runs with the bat. Only four foreign players play. He neither bowls in the powerplay nor in the death overs. Chopra further said- If he cannot do all these things then you are spending 25% of your foreign resources on a player who did not have a place in the playing eleven of IPL at one time. That’s why Pat Cummins is not the captain of that team (Australia T20 team), but he has won the World Cup, not the T20 World Cup.
