IPL 2022: Virat Kohli reveals his rise as world-class No.3 batsman Former RCB captain Virat Kohli in the latest podcast revealed his rise as world-class No.3 batsman. He spoke about how his retention in the 4th edition of IPL by RCB nurtured his game. The 33-year-old used the opportunity to his advantage. He is currently the highest-ever run-scorer in the cash-rich T20 league with 6000+ runs. Follow IPL 2022 latest updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022: Blast from the past, RCB’s Virat Kohli reveals his rise as world-class No.3 batsman- Watch video
I think it was Ray Jennings at the time coach who approached me. I remember playing Champions League in South Africa and shortly after that, the retentions were going to take place. He came and wanted to chat. He said that we [RCB] want to retain only you.
I replied, ‘That’s great, the opportunity I am looking for but I told them very clearly, there’s only one condition, I will only bat at No.3 and nowhere else. They said fair enough. I knew I can do something special for the team. I had no problem accepting that responsibility and for the team to feel they can count on me.’
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- Virat Kohli has scored 2696 runs in 85 matches while batting at the No.3 slot for RCB.
- He is likely to shift to his natural position after opening for Royal Challengers Bangalore last season.
- He also went on to amass 10000 runs in the ODIs and 2000+ runs in the T20I while batting at No.3.
- Kohli is the highest-ever run-scorer in a season. He amassed 973 runs in 2016 where he struck 4 centuries in a single season.
- He will be looking to end RCB’s 14-year title drought as a player after quitting captaincy last season.
Earlier, he had stressed the impact of AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle in his game.
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