‘Anybody who is not batting at a 140 or 150 strike rate with Virat Kohli then I think India is in trouble’ – Wasim Jaffer Thinks That Virat Kohli Is Still Not Playing At His Best
Virat Kohli and Wasim Jaffar (Image Source: Twitter)
Team India has sealed their passage for the Super Four stage of the 2022 Asia Cup with a win against Hong Kong, as Hong Kong was defeated by 40 runs in its final Group A match in Dubai. India had earlier won against Pakistan by five wickets last week, and one of the trending topics from both games has been Virat Kohli getting back to form. Against Pakistan, Kohli scored a vital 35 off 34 deliveries while in the second game, the former India skipper scored at a faster strike rate strike-rate smashing an unbeaten 59 off 44 balls.
While many believe that Kohli has looked in better touch since his return to international cricket in the Asia Cup, former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes that the 33-year-old batter is still not looking at his best with the bat at present. “I am still worried about his fluency. His fluency is still not there. You know what we have seen before. I don’t think we are seeing that fluency yet, even though he got runs,” Jaffer said.
“Anybody who is not batting at a 140 or 150 strike rate with Virat Kohli then I think India is in trouble,” – Wasim Jaffar
In the match against Hong Kong, India was placed at 94/2 when Kohli was joined by Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. The 31-year-old batter, then, put on a breathtaking show for the crowd as he smashed six fours and as many sixes which led him to his unbeaten 68 off just 24 deliveries, helping India post a big score of 192/2 in 20 overs.
“You’ve got to have somebody who is striking far more, you know at a much higher strike rate than Virat Kohli. If Suryakumar Yadav didn’t happen (against Hong Kong), India would have ended with 150 or 160 and that would have been a dangerous score,” Jaffer added.
Virat Kohli will look to iron out the chinks from his armor so that He can score plenty of runs in the super four stage and then help India to win yet another Asia Cup.
