Royal Challengers Bengaluru star Virat Kohli is caught in the eye of the storm yet again over his strike rate against SRH. The ex-RCB skipper brought up his half-century in a typical Kohli-esque fashion, taking his own time. Fans took to social media platform X to express their displeasure against Kohli’s slow-paced knock and low strike rate.
Virat Kohli’s 51-run knock came off 43 deliveries at a strike rate of 118.60. There was a drastic difference in Kohli’s strike rate in the powerplay and after, indicating how the RCB star slowed his innings down. Earlier, the ex-skipper faced flak for brining up his century off 67 deliveries.
Virat Kohli’s strike rate draws fans’ ire once again
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Virat Kohli’s strike rate in numbers
A closer look at the numbers paints a clearer picture of Kohli’s contrasting strike rates:
- Powerplay (Overs 1-6): 32 runs off 22 balls (Strike Rate: 145.45)
- Post-Powerplay (Overs 7-15): 19 runs off 25 balls (Strike Rate: 76.00)
The data reveals a significant drop of nearly 70 runs in strike rate between the two phases. This was not a one-off for the IPL legend. Instead, this has been a pattern for Kohli in IPL 2024, whose strike rate dips down from 155.4 in the powerplay overs to 123.3 in the middle-overs (7-15).
