Virat Kohli Got Trolled Badly For His Slow Batting Against LSG:
After a match-winning knock versus Gujarat Titans in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s last league game – which helped them remain alive and then eventually qualify for the playoffs– there were once again massive expectations from Virat Kohli to deliver the goods in the crucial Eliminator knockout match, against Lucknow Super Giants in front of a jam-packed Eden Gardens.
Following a rain delay, the pitch getting spicier for pacers, Kohli took the strike against Mohsin Khan First ball, a dead, solid block to a delivery into his body. There was the Kohli nod, the stare, the eyes of a man who has made his mission to take RCB closer to the final.
That had to come back on runs. Some runs is what Kohli made but threw away his start. 25 runs off 24 balls. ‘Arghh’, the RCB fans would have gone after Kohli failed to capitalize on his start having spent 8 overs in the middle, having assessed the conditions, the pitch, the par score, the winning score with the rain around.
This is not the first time it has happened – not just this season but for the past three-four years, Kohli’s strike rate, his intent, number of his attacking shots have come into question regarding T20 cricket.
Today, his first boundary came on the first ball of the second over, bowled by Dushmantha Chameera, a flick through mid-wicket; his second boundary came on the first ball of the third over, off Mohsin Khan, an ariel drive over the in-field on the offside.
However, not a single boundary was hit from Kohli’s bat for the next six overs, a period of play Rajat Patidar dominated – but one where Kohli could have, and should have, too, helped up the scoring rate with RCB eyeing an above-par total.
With all the pressure Kohli had piled upon himself, it then was perhaps the only takeaway for him that he got out aiming for the boundary, caught at third man to a short ball from Avesh Khan.
Nothing in the pitch suggested or justified Kohli trickling along at the strike rate of 104 for a few balls fewer than one-fourth of the innings; if one wondered whether Faf du Plessis‘ golden duck was not too worse impactwise than Kohli’s 24-ball 25.
As usual, the memes, the trolling erupted on Twitter, criticising Kohli’s slow-go approach.
Check out how Virat Kohli is getting trolled:
Impeccable timing and placement. Wow!#ViratKohli
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) May 25, 2022
Virat Kohli dismissed for 25 in 24 balls. Avesh Khan gets him.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 25, 2022
Virat Kohli scoring well in one match and playing test match innings in next matches. pic.twitter.com/IR0DOpopzr
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) May 25, 2022
Litrelly,
Virat kohli in every important matches : pic.twitter.com/pfKvuzvSJP— Aryan
(@iAryan_Sharma) May 25, 2022
(@iAryan_Sharma) Once again a test knock by Virat kohli , and his fans troll dhoni for slow knocks
— MAHIYANK
(@Mahiyank_78) Virat Kohli in 2016’s first playoff game: 0(2)
Virat Kohli in 2022’s first playoff game: 25(24)
Kohli fans were right when they said Kohli’s worst is better than some player’s peak.
— Abhay (@TheRampShot) May 25, 2022
Virat Kohli always be my favourite
The King Kohli what could be the match situation at Eden Gardens, we r always with u..— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) May 25, 2022
Virat kohli gets out
Everyone is rcb dressing room pic.twitter.com/I3RjI0Pigt
— RAHUL (@GOAT_RAHUL) May 25, 2022
‘25 Virat Kohli.. not a bad performance. Healthy signs’
– Mathew Hayden
— Kanav Bali
(@Concussion__Sub) Two times Virat Kohli made room for himself well before the delivery was bowled, both times he was dismissed once against Rabada & here against Avesh Khan @imVkohli #ViratKohli𓃵 #RCBVSLSG #RCBvLSG
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) May 25, 2022
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