Before IPL 2024, Harbhajan Singh said, Kohli will have to master the challenge of Chepauk.
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Chennai: Virat Kohli has scored a lot of runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but the Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman is yet to overcome the challenge of the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.
On this, former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said that when Royal Challengers Bangalore will face defending champion Chennai Super Kings on March 22 in the opening match of IPL this year, it will be very important for Kohli to put in a better batting effort.
Kohli has scored 7263 runs with seven centuries in 237 IPL matches in which his strike rate has been 130. But in Chepauk his average is only 30 and strike rate is 111.
Harbhajan said, “If we look at Virat’s overall performance, his greatness has diminished in this stadium. This stadium is a bit difficult to bat, especially as an opener because there is strange bounce here. He told ‘Star Sports’, “Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has a great bowler in the form of Ravindra Jadeja who bowls stump to stump. He will turn the ball over and keep it low. It’s really difficult. In fact, Kohli has been out in the powerplay three times in the last five innings against CSK and Harbhajan said the star batsman will have to find a way to bat for a longer period.
He said, “If he is ready to bat for about 20 overs, he can give a match-winning performance.” ”Kohli has not been able to score an IPL century at Chepauk yet.
Former CSK player Harbhajan said, “It is important for him to have a season like 2016 because if Virat scores runs then the team will progress. Don’t know if they will win the cup or not. He said, “But there are excellent players in their team, which apart from Virat, includes Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar.” I believe his batting is very good and everyone wants 2016-like performance from Virat. Kohli scored 973 runs in 16 matches in 2016, which included four centuries and seven half-centuries.
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