T20 World Cup: Final fling for Virat Kohli– Times of India

 

Virat KohliHis shelf life as T20 captain is over. But he will still have to mobilize all his resources to hunt down an elusive ICC trophy for one last time.

Virat Kohli One can be forgiven for thinking that the world has been unkind to him over the past month and a half. In early September, he was not the name of a country for the first time since India’s impressive victory in the Oval Test in England. The story of Kat and Kohli seems almost incomplete till mid-October.

India’s all-format captain, struggling since late 2019 to have the kind of prolific batting form that brought him fame, hastily closed a chapter of his cricketing life by announcing that he was running Will step down from T20I captaincy after the World Cup.

He has cited workload issues as a factor and would undoubtedly like to redouble efforts to find another purple patch with the bat. Kohli has also given up the captaincy of his IPL team and it is no fantasy to speculate that the ODI captaincy may not be his for long.

It is still unimaginable to think that India’s almighty captain can, by the end of the year, work on retaining his place in the white-ball teams. However, like all captaincy changes in Indian cricket, this sequence of events is not straightforward and has been simmering for some time. Kohli’s sudden announcements are surrounded by vague drumbeats of his inability to win the ICC trophy. 

 There has been an objection from various quarters that his captaincy can be blamed for this lack of notable silverware in India’s cabinet. There has also been talk of a lack of communication, personal grievances and misunderstandings, again in vague terms.

Kohli’s decision was surprising as there are some World Cups to come which could have helped him improve that record of not winning an ICC title. Was he pushed or did he jump? Indian cricket, always a world of whispers and hints in which conspiracy theorists thrive, is not a happy place when a churn at the top is just around the corner. If anything, Kohli may have learned that perceptions about people can be powerful. They can be wrong too, of course.

With Kohli stepping down as coach Ravi Shastri Will also depart with most of his backroom staff after the World Cup, ending a remarkably successful partnership.

The story is about the post-Kohli era as a pressure team India prepares to plan and plan the T20 World Cup, a tournament they have not won since 2007. it’s all about Dravidian As the next coach, Dhoni as the mentor of this tournament Rohit Sharma as the inevitable successor.

It is almost as if the current volatile situation no longer matters, making this tournament a back-to-the-wall affair for Kohli. Failing to lift the title and past changes would seem a natural progression. There will be talk of significant input from Jeeto and other quarters.

His legacy clearly rests on this ICC trophy, it is easy to overlook that Kohli has yet to lead India in a T20 World Cup and is by no means a questionable T20I captain.

India won 27 and lost 14 T20Is under Kohli, giving them a win-loss ratio (1.92) behind only three others in Asghar Afghan. Sarfaraz Ahmed And Graeme Smith.

Kohli has the best win-loss ratio (2.4) away from home and under him India have won series in all SENA (SA, Eng, NZ, Aus) countries. As an aside, Kohli has a win percentage of 48.16 RCB India has 65.11 per cent as T20 captain compared to captain. He has no title left in the IPL as well.

Kohli is not only the highest T20I run-getter (3159 runs at a strike rate of 139.04), but he also has an impressive record in the T20 World Cup: highest average (86.33, strike rate of 133.04), highest average reason to win ( 95.50, SR 133.04) and most fifties (9 with Gayle).

As a T20I batsman, it is almost impossible to replace Kohli. As a captain, Kohli knows he has set some examples. “We have been able to create a culture that is long-lasting, where people want to be the best…the fittest they can be…when they enter the team. What we have built is from the trophy Beyond that,” he said before the start of the World Cup.

Given that benchmark and India’s current white-ball bench strength and fitness standards, Kohli’s legacy as captain is secure. However, there have been criticisms that he may be restless with his strategies and too reactive with his selections.

Whether he had a hand in this is within the realm of conjecture for failing to seize the big moments. For now, another ICC trophy is set to hold and whether Kohli likes it or not, only trophies matter. It is a matter of perception.

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