Former India captain Virat Kohli anchored India's chase to perfection in the Men in Blue's six-wicket win over Australia in the 3rd T20I on September 25 (Sunday). The maverick batter scored a stylish half-century (63 runs off 48 balls) and helped India clinch the three-match series 2-1 against the Baggy Greens. Since the time Kohli returned from a break, the right-handed batter has been in ominous form, scoring his maiden T20I century in the process.
On Sunday, Kohli rolled back the clock and displayed shades of his vintage self as he mastered the run chase for India once again. Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja reflected on Kohli's recent masterclass with the bat and called him a 'chase master'.
"I mean that's the key to Indian cricket. I mean it's been that for a while, for a long time. I mean there was a period where Virat Kohli would score runs and if there was anything, MS Dhoni would finish it off at the end," said Jadeja on Cricbuzz.
"But now with the personnel changing around Virat Kohli, it's made it easier for him and it's made it easier for everyone else around him to play at a whole different ball game and the solidity that Virat Kohli provides, and for me, it's always been the solidity of Virat Kohli, not the striking ability. That's why he was a chase master. He is a chase master. He understands the pace of the game, he opined.
Speaking on his power-hitting ability or rather the lack of it, Jadeja affirmed that Kohli's consistency is what separates him from the pack.
"He may not have the striking ability that a lot of players have around the world and in that Indian team but there is no one else that I know who has the consistency of Virat Kohli," he added.
"So if consistency is what you want, this is your man and he's not shown it today, he's been showing it to you for 10, 12, 15 years. It's just that when you expect him to do what the others do, that's when the trouble begins," he concluded.
