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Return of power game for Virat Kohli ahead of World Cup

Former captain finished as India’s highest run-getter in the Asia Cup and has since continued his good form in the just-concluded T20Is against Australia

PTI New Delhi Published 28.09.22, 03:25 AM
Virat Kohli in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

Virat Kohli in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. PTI picture

Virat Kohli has got back his “power game” and things have started falling in place for him ahead of the World Cup, feels former batter Sanjay Manjrekar.

The former captain finished as India’s highest run-getter in the Asia Cup and has since continued his good form in the just-concludedT20Is against Australia.

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“...right from the Asia Cup every match that he (Kohli) got runs, not just the runs, there was some improvement coming. I think the power game is back. He is trusting his power game,” Manjrekar told in Sports 18’s Sports Over TheTop show.

“There was a time when he was getting runs but his power game was not coming at his beck and call. That is starting to happen,” Manjrekar said.

“He is dispatching good balls for big boundaries and sixes. It’s all about confidence. This is a guy who’s damn self-confident and drives himself to excellence but for longtime runs weren’t coming and his confidence was tender.”

He also feels Bhuvneshwar Kumar is overworked.“With Bhuvneshwar Kumar, it’s never a very simple answer but you’ve got to give one of the simple answers and one of the main reasons why he sees to be off the boil is playing too much cricket.”

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