Former India captain Virat Kohli has been in excellent form since the start of the Asia Cup .The former India captain aggregated 276 runs at an average of 92 and at an impressive strike rate in the tournament and continued his good form in the recent Australia T20I series.
Ever during the Asia Cup in the UAE recently, Kohli, returning to the side after taking a month-long break from the game to recharge his batteries, was in peak batting form. Kohli’s sublime 48-ball 63, coupled with Suryakumar Yadav’s 36-ball 69, helped India chase down a challenging target of 187 in the final over.
Meanwhile, former India player Ajay Jadeja reckons Kohli’s self-belief, as well as his stability at the crease, has helped him get the tag of being the ‘chase-master. I mean that’s the key to Indian cricket. I mean it’s been that for a while, for a long time. I mean there was a period where Virat Kohli would score runs and if there was anything, MS Dhoni would finish it off at the end, said Jadeja.
But now with the personnel changing around Virat Kohli, it’s made it easier for him and it’s made it easier for everyone else around him to play at a whole different ball game and the solidity that Virat Kohli provides and for me it’s always been the solidity of Virat Kohli, not the striking ability. That’s why he was a chase master. He is a chase master. He understands the pace of the game, Ajay Jadeja added.
Jadeja conceded Kohli might not be the best in terms of striking ability. He may not have the striking ability that a lot of players have around the world and in that Indian team but there is no one else that I know who has the consistency of Virat Kohli, Jadeja further added.