Pakistan pacer trolls Virat Kohli for ‘slowest hundred in IPL’ | Cricket News

Virat Kohli scored a record-extending eighth IPL century on Saturday to reply those that are doubting his kind within the shortest format and whether or not he ought to be picked within the T20 World Cup squad. However regardless of the hundred, his strike fee in T20s continues to be questioned, particularly after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) misplaced the sport to Rajasthan Royals.
Kohli’s 72-ball 113 not out, which included 12 fours and 4 sixes, wasn’t sufficient as Rajasthan rode on Jos Buttler’s 100 not out in 58 balls to overtake RCB’s 183 for 3 in 19.1 overs for a six-wicket win in Jaipur.

Kohli’s hundred got here in 67 balls, which is the joint slowest IPL hundred and the stat led Pakistan pacer Junaid Khan to troll the batting legend.

“Congratulations Virat Kohli, on the slowest 100 within the historical past of IPL,” Junaid tweeted.
Apparently, Kohli’s strike fee of 156.94 was additionally questioned by his former team-mate and fellow ODI World Cup winner Virender Sehwag. Nonetheless, the previous India opener additionally identified the truth that Kohli was beneath strain as he didn’t get any assist from others within the RCB batting line-up.

“Virat Kohli’s strike-rate may have gone up,” Sehwag stated whereas speaking on Cricbuzz within the mid-innings break on Saturday. “As a result of while you hit 50 off 39 balls, then the strike-rate goes up, nears 200 even. However the different batters didn’t do something. All of the strain was on Kohli.
“He (Kohli) is in kind. That is his position, that he’ll keep until the top. The opposite batters who’ve been picked by paying a lot cash, they need to show their mettle, like (Glenn) Maxwell. However no one did something right this moment.”

It was RCB’s fourth defeat in 5 matches up to now this season, which pushed them right down to the eight spot on the factors desk.