Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]
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I noticed that in this thread many posters are writing off Kohli in ODI but IMO he's a GOAT in this format. In modern cricket, no one comes close to him so I'll bet on him without any doubt.
I noticed that in this thread many posters are writing off Kohli in ODI but IMO he's a GOAT in this format. In modern cricket, no one comes close to him so I'll bet on him without any doubt.
I would rather say that Kohli was a GOAT. Look at his stats for the recent matches. For the year 2022, his batting average stands at 18.90 (189 runs from 10 innings). The last time he had a batting average of more than 50.00 was in 2019. Now let's look at the T20Is. His batting average is good, but the same can't be said about his strike rate. For the last two years, his strike rate has remained below 140.00. Now compare this with someone like Suryakumar Yadav, who is having a T20I career strike rate of 180.97.
I don't understand how you people can be happy on Kholi 100, when your team has lost the series 2-1 to Bangladesh.
Looking at the big picture the whole Indian team seems like a "Goat" but yeah short term we can enjoy the Virat 113 and Ishan Kishan 210 runs against a baby Bangladesh team.
The match may have been enjoyable. India batted well and won by a huge margin. But actually, India won't benefit much by winning the match. Because India lost the series by losing the first two matches. And more importantly, Virat Kohli batted badly in the first two matches. Virat Kohli cannot play well in the necessary matches. And poor performance from the top order has led India to defeat in two matches. We can't call him the best player if he can't win the team in important matches. It has to be accepted that Virat Kohli is not in the same form as before. He cannot bat responsibly now.