Hayden Says Virat Could Break His Own Record: Virat Kohli is having one heaven of a season in IPL 2024. The batter has amassed a mind-boggling 708 runs with an average of 64.36 from 14 games. RCB rode on his back and showcased a historic comeback to qualify for the playoffs after losing 7 matches in the initial part of the league. RCB could better CSK in terms of net run rate to finish 4th on the table.
The start of the IPL wasn’t so nice to Virat Kohli. Neither were the critics. Despite consistently scoring across the competition and holding the orange cap for most of the tournament, Virat was hunted by the critics on the basis of his strike rates. But Virat always had answers for them on the pitch as well as at the post-match presentations.
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Hayden Says Virat Could Break His Own Record
In former Australian cricketer Mathew Hayden’s opinion, Kohli could go past his iconic IPL 2016 performance. The player had amassed a massive 973 runs in 16 games. On the power of his stunning performances across the season, RCB had reached the final that time. Kohl will now have to score 266 runs to outclass his own 2016 showdown, with a maximum of 3 matches remaining.
“We are looking at Virat Kohli celebrating his second-best season thus far. He could go well past his IPL 2016 performance in the kind of form that he’s in. So more than anything, I just think it’s the energy and the love of the game, the passion, the commitment for it all—all of those describing words that you can glorify this great man with, whether it be on the field or with bat in hand. He just loves it; it’s crazy,” Hayden said.
Hayden also hailed the wonderful character and commitment of Virat on the pitch.
“The thing is, he’s so committed. And he gives it to the crowd as well. There were a couple of moments where he was telling CSK fans to be quiet,” Hayden added.
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