What makes Virat Kohli tick? The question has been asked in numerous places in the past, and it has surfaced once again after the Indian star played a crucial knock in the RCB vs PBKS match on Monday to help his team achieve their first win of IPL 2024. The answer probably lies in the intense training sessions Kohli undergo before every game. On Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru took to X (previously Twitter) to unravel what went on in the training sessions before the PBKS game.
Kohli as hardworking as ever
Virat Kohli played a disappointing knock against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 opener. With T20 World Cup 2024 looming large, doubts about the batter’s place in the Indian team for the ICC tournament resurfaced. However, Kohli chose to answer his critics not by his words, but by his bat.
The batter played a gritty innings of 77 runs off 49 balls to help RCB chase down 177 runs against PBKS. Kohli played some fantastic shots on a surface that was not easy to bat on. But what changed between the CSK and the PBKS game? The answer is probably Virat Kohli’s intense training session.
Intense net session bears fruit
Even after having spent more than one-and-a-half decade in the international scene, Virat Kohli works just as hard at the nets as a youngster, if not more. In a clip released by RCB, Virat Kohli is seen batting for long hours. Kohli is seen playing all sorts of shots in the nets, prompting teammates to applaud. Kohli’s long hours at the net bore fruit as he became the first Indian batter with 100 50+ scores in T20 cricket. Other IPL teams will be looking at Kohli with a frown if he continues this sort of form in IPL 2024.
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