The ability that Virat has no other cricketer has whether it be Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers: Gautam Gambhir


The ability that Virat has no other cricketer has whether it be Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers: Gautam Gambhir

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They look terrific, whether it be Chris Gayle demolishes bowling attacks or Rohit Sharma pulls the fast bowler off his front deep into the stands or when AB de Villiers nonchalantly scoops and reserves sweeps to collect boundaries easily.

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After all, all these are morden-day greats and stalwarts of limited overs cricket. But former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, feels that when it comes to consistently scoring in the shortest format of the game, even when they can’t match the level of Virat Kohli.

Considering Kohli as one of the best batsmen in limited-overs cricket, Gambhir said because of his ability to rotate the strike of almost every ball even in the shortest format of the game, the Indan captain scores over the likes of Gayle, Rohit and de Villiers.

Gambhir, speaking at a Star Sports show, ‘Cricket connected chat show, explained why Kohli is different from India’s limited-overs vice captain Rohit Sharma, “that’s why he’s (Virat Kohli) is different from the rest. You look at Rohit Sharma. He does not have the quality which Virat Kohli has, of rotating the strike. Rohit Sharma has those big shots, but that’s why Virat is more consistent than Rohit,” said Gambhir.

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He further added, “Chris Gayle doesn’t have that ability to rotate the strike, AB de Villiers doesn’t have the ability to rotate strike off each delivery against spin-bowling, Virat Kohli has that, and that’s why he averages over 50.”

Virat is the only payer who averages over 50 in all formats of the game currently and is also ranked No.10 T20 batsman in the ICC rankings led by Pakistan’s Babar Azam.

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“People do not give a lot of importance to dot ball. If you play fewer dot balls, you can reduce a lot of pressure. The easiest thing to do in a cricket is a six or a four. Because ultimately, you’re playing that high-risk shot. If it comes off, everyone loves it. If it doesn’t comes off, you’ll probably be back in the pavilion. But there are very few cricketers in the world cricket who can rotate the strike off every bawl. That’s what Virat Kohli does very well,” Gambhir said.