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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Should Be Given ‘Turtle Cap’ For Slow And Selfish Century vs RR

Jatin KhandelwalBy Jatin Khandelwal07/04/2024No Comments2 Mins Read
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Should Be Given 'Turtle Cap' For Slow And Selfish Century vs RR
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli Should Be Given 'Turtle Cap' For Slow And Selfish Century vs RR

RCB star opener Virat Kohli currently wears the Orange Cap in IPL 2024 for being the leading run-scorer of the season so far. In five innings, the 35-year-old has scored 318 runs at an average of 105 and has notched up two fifties and a century.

However, are Virat Kohli’s runs really helping RCB? Is his batting for longer periods of play and at a sub-par strike rate adding more pressure on his batting partners, who more often succumb while trying to play a big shot while Kohli trudges along steadily and struggles often in the middle overs?

Despite scoring a century against Rajasthan Royals, Virat Kohli is facing a lot of criticism and labels for being “selfish” and “century-obsessed”?

Virat Kohli should be given a “Turtle Cap” for joint-slowest IPL century

This criticism is not invalid either: Kohli was 87(58) in the 16th over, and then took 10 more balls to score his next 13 runs to reach his century. His 67-ball century is now the joint-slowest ton in the history of the IPL.

And even though he hit three fours in the last over, RCB could reach 183, which was under-par considering dew and RCB’s ordinary bowling attack.

On the other hand, Jos Buttler aced the chase with his 58-ball century. Buttler’s partnership of 148 (86) [that is a strike rate of 172] effectively sealed the match for RR by the 14th over of their chase.

What Kohli’s slowdown in the middle-overs – he was tied down by Chahal and Ashwin – also did was put more pressure on his batting partners – Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and Saurav Chauhan – to go after the RR bowlers from the get-go, which they failed to do in that period of play and succumbed.

Seeing this knock from Virat Kohli, a fan tweeted, “If bowlers can get ‘Purple Cap’ for taking wickets, Virat Kohli also deserves ‘Turtle Cap’ for playing slow.”

Also Read: IPL 2024: Ian Bishop Apologises For Taking A Dig On Virat Kohli In Commentary

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Jatin Khandelwal is a prominent cricket writer known for his insightful analysis, in-depth research, and engaging writing style. He has an experience of more than 5 years in cricket writing. Jatin has worked with some of the top cricket websites in India and he has been heading The Cricket Lounge's editorial wing from past one and a half years.

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