Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan – Virat Kohli will return from the 41-day break in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022. The former India captain, who is struggling for form will be eager to bounce back in style and win games for India. The Rohit Sharma-led side will play their first game against Pakistan on August 28. The occasion will be extra special for Kohli as he will play his 100th T20I game since making his debut vs Zimbabwe in June 2010. Follow Asia Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th T20i against Pakistan on 28th August.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 8, 2022
- Kohli has played 99 T20Is scoring 3308 runs and averaging 50.12.
- The 33-year-old has scored 30 half centuries at a strike rate of 137.66.
- Against Pakistan, the legendary cricketer will play his 100 T20I and try to make it special by scoring big.
Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan clash marks Virat Kohli’s 100th T20 game, can he make it special? Follow Asia Cup 2022 live updates
Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli keen to make a statement after a wretched run of form
- Kohli will be seen in action after the England series, wherein he failed to cross 50 in six innings across formats.
- The 33-year-old has not scored a century in three years and his barren run of form has become a national debate.
- The former India captain took a break of 41 days and unwinded himself before Asia Cup and T20 World Cup 2022.
- Kohli is now refreshed and is in better mental space than ever before.
- He will now be eyeing to make a statement in the battle of Asian Supremacy, which India has won seven times.
Virat Kohli’s T20 record: Kohli a behemoth in the shortest format of the game
While Kohli’s record in ODI and Test cricket is second to none, his T20I record is equally phenomenal. At one time, the right-hand batter was the only one to average 50 plus across all formats. Kohli now also averages 50.12 and is India’s second leading run-scorer in the format.
Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan clash marks Virat Kohli’s 100th T20 game, can he make it special? Follow Asia Cup 2022 live updates
Kohli’s record against arch-rivals Pakistan is also phenomenal. He is the leading run-scorer scorer in the IND-PAK clash as he has scored 321 runs in 7 innings at a stunning average of 82. He has also scored three fifties against the Men in Green and has been dismissed only once in four T20 World Cup encounters. However, Kohli’s strike rate against Pakistan is 118 and he would like to improve on that.
Asia Cup 2022 will provide the former India captain a perfect opportunity to further improve his stellar record against Pakistan.
Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli likely to bat at the number three position during Asia Cup
During Kohli’s absence from the T20 series against South Africa and West Indies, Shreyas Iyer was preferred at the crucial number three slot. But the KKR skipper could not grab his chances and failed to score a single fifty at three in nine innings. Iyer is dropped from Asia Cup 2022 squad. Kohli will likely bat number three and try to provide the team with good starts.
