On Thursday, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) right-hander extended his lead at the top of the IPL 2024 run-scorers list (634 runs in 12 matches) with a dazzling 92 runs off just 47 balls against the Punjab Kings, to become the first batter this season to breach the 600-run barrier.
Heaping praises on Kohli, Singh termed him as the best batter of this generation across formats and identified what sets him apart from the rest.
With mere 13 league stage games to go in this year’s Indian Premier League, no team is officially eliminated from the race to the playoffs but having said that, the next couple of days could be crucial for a few teams, especially the ones at the bottom-half of the IPL 2024 points table.
The 35-year-old came back strongly with an unbeaten 70 off 44 balls in RCB’s win against Gujarat Titans on Sunday afternoon. He batted at a strike rate of 159.09 and hit six fours and three sixes, to go past the 500-run mark for the 7th time in his IPL career.
Karthik started the last T20 World Cup in Australia as India’s designated keeper before losing his spot ahead of the team’s semifinal defeat to England.
It has been learnt that Kohli had asked for a break for a couple of days from the Indian team management to return to India, and has therefore missed the ongoing three-day intra-squad game in Pretoria’s Tuks Oval.
With World Test Championship points on the line, the Ajit Agarkar-led senior selection committee picked a full-strength squad for the longest format.
India vs Australia World Cup Final: Iyer's wicket pushed India on the backfoot but KL Rahul and Virat Kohli rebuild the innings with a slow but steady batting display.
Australia pushed back hard and gave India a big scare by removing Rohit and Shreyas Iyer in quick succession.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were in high school when India and Australia faced off in a 50-over World Cup final two decades back
