Simon Doull, a former New Zealand pacer who will be providing commentary for the IPL in 2023, said Virat Kohli was “concerned about a milestone.”
On Monday against the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli blasted his 46th half-century. The former RCB captain scored his second fifty of the year in 35 balls, crossing the 50-run threshold. However, it took Kohli 10 balls to advance from 42 to 50, and Simon Doull, a former New Zealand player who was commentating the game, did not like Kohli’s batting strategy. Kohli was “concerned about the milestone,” in Doull’s opinion.
“Kohli got going like a freight train. He was playing a lot of shots and was going hard and fast. He took 10 balls between 42 and 50. A milestone is causing concern. That’s no longer appropriate in this game, in my opinion. Especially with wickets in hand at that point, you just have to keep going. Doull had emphasized the need to continue on-air.
“He spoke of Babar Azam similarly while he was in Pakistan. He would have observed that Kohli attempted to strike Bishnoi three to four times but missed if he had been paying close attention to the game. That’s how the game works. When playing international cricket, he has 75 centuries. He is not required to provide any evidence to anyone. It is complete garbage. Butt said on his YouTube channel that Dougall was a bowler when he played cricket.
Butt advised Doull to “get a life” because a player like Kohli, who has amassed 75 international centuries, is unconcerned about achieving milestones.
“Young athletes frequently act in this way since reaching a milestone could guarantee their position on the squad. Why would Kohli act in such a way? It is RCB that we are referring to. He isn’t competing to make the Indian team. He is a professional athlete. Have a life. Get past this limited perspective. All of the prominent players, including Babar, Virat, and Williamson, lack power. They regard their wicket as valuable. He said, “Perhaps he’s attempting to attract attention.
