Virat Kohli https://amzn.to/2L4322a
Virat Kohli is an Indian https://amzn.to/2ITEnR8international cricketer
who currently captains the India national team. An elegant right-handed
batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world
A spunky, chubby
teenager with gelled hair shot to fame after leading India to glory in the
Under-19 World Cup at Kuala Lumpur in early 2008. In an Indian team filled with
saint-like icons worthy of their own hagiographies, Virat Kohli, with his most
un-Indian, 'bad-boy' intensity, would clearly be an outcasthttps://amzn.to/2L3amLD
He soon joined the
senior Men in Blue in Sri Lanka, come August 2008. In the absence of the
regular openers, Virat Kohli was given a chance to open the batting in the ODI
series. He played some commendable knocks in his extended run as an opener, as
India went on to win the ODI series. However, the established and formidable
pair of Tendulkar and Sehwag kept Kohli out of the team
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The 20-year-old continued to impress for Delhi and dominated attacks, clearly demonstrating that he belonged at a much higher level; that junior cricket was beneath his standards. Kohli then traveled to Australia in 2009 for the Emerging players tournament and stamped his authority all over the bowling attacks. He added 'big-match temperament' to his résumé too, lacing a fluent hundred in the final against South Africa, and guiding his team to a clinical victory. The young prodigy, barely old enough to receive his man-of-the-match champagne, ended the tournament with 398 runs from 7 outings with two centuries and two fifties, ensuring that he remained fresh in the selectors' minds.https://amzn.to/2IYsJk9
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The 20-year-old continued to impress for Delhi and dominated attacks, clearly demonstrating that he belonged at a much higher level; that junior cricket was beneath his standards. Kohli then traveled to Australia in 2009 for the Emerging players tournament and stamped his authority all over the bowling attacks. He added 'big-match temperament' to his résumé too, lacing a fluent hundred in the final against South Africa, and guiding his team to a clinical victory. The young prodigy, barely old enough to receive his man-of-the-match champagne, ended the tournament with 398 runs from 7 outings with two centuries and two fifties, ensuring that he remained fresh in the selectors' minds.https://amzn.to/2IYsJk9
A baptism
by fire Down Under https://amzn.to/2IYsJk9
The selectors and the
captain persisted with him going into the 3rd Test, and he delivered a
break-through performance on a bouncy Perth wicket - an impressive 75 - where a
visible change in technique was visible. He managed to stand tall, with a more
open stance, and exhibited the back-foot shots in his repertoire during the
course of the innings. The volatile Kohli managed to overshadow his impropriety
in conduct with his performance in the final Test of the series. Notching up
India's only century of a disastrous tour, Kohli was the shining light in
amidst the chaos, as he stroked his way to a hundred in Adelaide exhibiting the
will to improve and extraordinary focus under pressure in the searing heat and
pressure of Australia. https://amzn.to/2JcScJN
While he grappled and clawed his way into the Test side, he went on a record-breaking spree in ODIs: the Indian record for the fastest to multiples-of-thousand runs in ODIs, culminating in the world record for the fastest to 9000 runs in ODIs. He was also the highest run-scorer for India in ODIs for three consecutive calendar years - 2010, 2011 and 2012 and won the ICC ODI cricketer of the year award in 2012. https://amzn.to/2L2WZe8
While he grappled and clawed his way into the Test side, he went on a record-breaking spree in ODIs: the Indian record for the fastest to multiples-of-thousand runs in ODIs, culminating in the world record for the fastest to 9000 runs in ODIs. He was also the highest run-scorer for India in ODIs for three consecutive calendar years - 2010, 2011 and 2012 and won the ICC ODI cricketer of the year award in 2012. https://amzn.to/2L2WZe8
IPL and
T20 dominance https://amzn.to/2Ja8Zx9
He continued his
emphatic run in the World T20, batting (and running) like a man possessed,
thrashing boundaries with ridiculous ease. Despite an 89* in the semi-final
against the West Indies (extending his inhuman run of form in the format),
India's bowling panicked at a crucial stage. One had to feel sorry for him as
he had to make do with the 'Player of the tournament' award for the second
successive Twenty20 World Cup; a distinction he would've gladly exchanged for
the elusive World T20 trophy. Kohli's thirst for runs showed no signs of
slowing down as he looted a small matter of 973 runs during the 2016 edition of
the Indian Premier League, the most (by far) by any batsman in the history of
the tournament - as he led his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) franchise to a
runners-up finish.https://amzn.to/2Ja8Zx9
India's tour to South Africa in early 2018,
their first major away Test assignment since Australia 2014 (before the 2015
World Cup), offers a new challenge: given a green track, is Virat really as
good against the new ball? Is he good enough to play it out in case there are a
few quick wickets? He has been protected from the new ball by a stoic Vijay and
a solid Pujara until now. However, to make the ascent from 'good' to 'great',
Virat Kohli has to prove to the world that he doesn't need to be protected
against the new ball; that he is a versatile batsman capable of the grind
against the moving ball. https://amzn.to/2JeSXCa
However, it isn't beyond Kohli to prove his critics wrong yet again, as he continues to take criticism on his stride, setting new standards for modern batsmanship. He already possesses an insatiable appetite for runs; and if he can correct this small chink in his armour and adjust his technique to play late and more compact shots in front of him, rather than beside him, then no force could stop him from becoming the perfect batsman. And as a captain, ruthless as he has been at home, if he can hand India the elusive Test series wins in Australia and South Africa, 'unprecedented' won't even begin to describe the extent of his achievements as a leader. https://amzn.to/2JeSXCa
However, being a cricket romantic (as we all are), as we reflect on his prolific international career (and with a plethora of records to be broken over the next decade) one must look back at the CB series knock that changed it all. On that fateful night at Hobart, Kohli had not only kept his team in contention, he had actually dragged a drained Indian side out of the airport. That night, at the Bellerive Oval, Virat Kohli transcended into a league of his own to etch his name in history - and a cricketing superstar was born. https://amzn.to/2JeSXCa
However, it isn't beyond Kohli to prove his critics wrong yet again, as he continues to take criticism on his stride, setting new standards for modern batsmanship. He already possesses an insatiable appetite for runs; and if he can correct this small chink in his armour and adjust his technique to play late and more compact shots in front of him, rather than beside him, then no force could stop him from becoming the perfect batsman. And as a captain, ruthless as he has been at home, if he can hand India the elusive Test series wins in Australia and South Africa, 'unprecedented' won't even begin to describe the extent of his achievements as a leader. https://amzn.to/2JeSXCa
However, being a cricket romantic (as we all are), as we reflect on his prolific international career (and with a plethora of records to be broken over the next decade) one must look back at the CB series knock that changed it all. On that fateful night at Hobart, Kohli had not only kept his team in contention, he had actually dragged a drained Indian side out of the airport. That night, at the Bellerive Oval, Virat Kohli transcended into a league of his own to etch his name in history - and a cricketing superstar was born. https://amzn.to/2JeSXCa
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