Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is one of the batters to watch out for in India’s upcoming game against the Bangladesh cricket team in the group stage fixture of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 tournament. The right-handed batsman has been one of the top performers for India in the ongoing marquee event.
Virat Kohli is the second leading run-scorer (156 runs) for Team India behind Rohit Sharma (217 runs) in the ongoing World Cup and the right-handed batsman is expected to get better as the tournament progresses. India have already won three games on the trot in the ODI World Cup 2023 so far.
Meanwhile, Indian players must have prepared well enough to face the Bangladesh cricket team tomorrow at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. It remains to be seen which team will crack the code and come up with a positive result and this World Cup showed that it is important to not underestimate the opponent.
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Virat Kohli talks about Shakib Al Hasan’s challenge ahead of the battle
Ahead of the clash, Virat Kohli opened up on Shakib Al Hasan’s challenge. Virat Kohli is well aware of the struggles he encountered against Shakib as the latter dismissed him five times in the 11 ODIs, which goes to show that Shakib has been a real threat to Kohli.
While speaking to Star Sports ahead of the clash, Virat Kohli had something to say about Shakib Al Hasan’s challenge, “Over the years, I’ve played a lot against him. He’s got amazing control. He’s a very experienced bowler. He bowls very well with the new ball, knows how to deceive the batsman, and is also very economical,” he added.
“You have to play your best against all these bowlers, and if you aren’t able to, these bowlers are able to create pressure and increase the chances of getting you out. There are no big teams in the World Cup. Whenever you start focusing only on bigger teams, an upset happens,” Kohli added.
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