Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self

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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 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 hope you are satisfied today. Kohli made a ton again (44th), it took a while but he got there.

Wow, Kholi got there and yes, Virat Kohli made a 100 in the last one day match against Bangladesh. WE ARE TOO MUCH SATISFIED Wink

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.

A player is called a reliable and good player when he consistently performs well. Moreover, whoever can give his best to the needs of the team is suitable for the team. Virat Kohli in India team played very well in yesterday's match. But it didn't have much effect for the team. Although the runs have increased. It was the first match of Ishan Kishan and gave his best. He scored a double century. It's hard to judge the good and the bad on a single match though. It is natural that Ishan Kishan will get a chance when playing India ‍against Bangladesh.

I agree with you. The player who is able to perform well and bring victory to the team is the best player. But Virat Kohli can't do it. We have seen poor batting from Virat Kohli in the first two matches. He could not collect 10 runs in any match. There was no important match for Bangladesh in the last match. And seeing the performance of Bangladesh, I feel that they did not have any goal to win in this match. I consider Kohli's century as just a number in this match. At the end of the day, India lost the ODI series against Bangladesh.