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World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli is brilliant in chases because he always plays the situation, says Nasser Hussain
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Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that India batter Virat Kohli is brilliant in run-chases because he always plays the situation. Kohli scored his 48th ODI century to guide India to a 7-wicket win against Bangladesh at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
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Speaking to Star Sports, Hussain said Kohli is brilliant in chases because he always plays the situation, adding that he never chews up deliveries. Kohli scored 103 runs off 97 balls, smashing six boundaries and four sixes in Pune.
“Kohli always plays the situation and that’s why he is brilliant in run chases. He sees the situation out there in front of him, he won’t be much off the strike rate anyway because he never takes up deliveries or chews up deliveries. On a pitch like this if you wanted to go into another gear, if he was chasing 350, Kohli would’ve gone into another gear, but he was just making sure India got over the line as he often does,” said Hussain.
He went on to say that Rohit Sharma’s white-ball record is up there with one of the best, stressing that India’s top-three are putting the opposition bowlers under a lot of pressure. India has registered four back-to-back wins in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and are placed second in the points table.
“I have thought for a long time, he’s one of the best white ball batters there has ever been. His record is up there with the best, he’s done it in World Cups. The way Rohit, Shubman and Virat are playing are going to put a lot of top order bowlers under pressure,” Hussain added.
Following their win against Bangladesh, India will turn their attention towards New Zealand, with the two sides set to clash at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on October 22.
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