Virat Kohli Gets Candid, Opens Up On When He Performs at His Peak. (Source: BCCI/IPL)
Virat Kohli may have retired from T20 Internationals in the middle of last year after helping India win their second T20 World Cup in the Americas, but that has not stopped him from playing scintillating knocks in the IPL. The 36-year-old dished out a Kohli-classic as he helped himself to a 42-ball 67 against Mumbai Indians, as RCB posted a mammoth 221/5 in 20 overs.
After the innings, Kohli discussed his game plan and shared the secrets to his success. "That was pretty good. After losing a wicket on the second ball, we countered pretty nicely. Dev played a brilliant impact knock for us, really changed the momentum towards us.
"I got a few going as well. That partnership was really important for us to set that total on the board. My strength is to get my touch and feel of the ball early on, then I can play the shots I that I want to.
"I tried to innovate a bit, tried to play different shots off spin as well and then tried to hit different areas of the ground. You need to keep evolving your game and keep up with the demands of the situation in T20 cricket. When I time the ball nicely early on, I have better chances to contribute," he concluded.
Kohli also became the first Indian to complete 13,000 runs in T20 cricket. Kohli reached the landmark with his second half-century this IPL season to become only the fifth batter overall to have scored 13,000 runs in the shortest format of the game.
The right-handed batter achieved the feat in a little over 400 matches in his career.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 221/5 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 64, Virat Kohli 67, Devdutt Padikkal 37, Jitesh Sharma 40 not out; Hardik Pandya 2/45).
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