Gautam Gambhir on Virat Kohli: Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli’s innings in the India-Australia match played last night (October 8) in the World Cup 2023. He has enumerated many qualities of Virat Kohli, from his fitness and running between wickets to playing better under pressure. He has also advised the young cricketers of India to learn all this from Virat Kohli.
It is worth noting that there have been differences between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli on some occasions during the IPL. Even outside the field, Gautam Gambhir has been targeting Virat Kohli many times. But this time he has sung a lot of ballads in praise of King Kohli. He has said that Virat Kohli knows how to read the game properly. He said, ‘I think it is a matter of reading the game properly and it is very important. When you are chasing a big score, you should know how to handle pressure. You should have the confidence to achieve your goals under any circumstances.
Gambhir said, ‘The most important thing is that when he (Virat) does this in ODI cricket, you can see that it is not just about hitting big shots. Here running between wickets matters. Changing strikes is important. The thing is also that you should not let pressure come on yourself. The less dot balls you play, the more pressure you will exert.
Hopefully young cricketers will learn something from him
Gambhir further says, ‘You know that in the new rules, with two new balls, initially five players are inside the 30-yard circle, so you can score runs quickly, but when the team is under pressure, play less risky cricket. It happens. You have to maintain the momentum. The base has to be maintained. This is what Virat did. All this is very important and explains why there is so much consistency in his performance. I am sure the young cricketers sitting in the dressing room will learn what fitness means. How important is the race between the wickets? How important is it to rotate the strike?
Gambhir also said that if you have lost two-three wickets at the score of two runs, then you cannot play big shots as soon as you go on the field. You should know how to play under pressure and try to keep changing the strike continuously. I hope that new cricketers will learn all this from Virat Kohli.
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