2016 - The Year of Kohli?
A chronological list of his scores since the year started.
74 - T20 v West Aus
7 - ListA "
91 - ODI v Aus
59 - ODI "
117 - ODI
106 - ODI
8 - ODI
90* - T20I
59* - T20I
50 - T20I
7 - T20I v Bdesh
49 - T20I v Pak
56* - T20I v SL
41* - T20I v Bdesh
23 - T20I v NZ
55* - T20I v Pak
24 - T20I v Bdesh
82* - T20I v Aus
89* - T20I v WI
75 - T20 v Hyd
79 - T20 v Del
33 - T20 v Mum
80 - T20 v Pun
100* - T20 v Guj
1454 runs @ 90.88 (24 innings, 8 not outs).
The Indians are playing a lot of shorter-format matches in the first half of this year, but they've got 14 Tests scheduled from June to December. Kohli is the only player who averages over 50 in ODIs and T20Is. My biggest hope for him is to become the first to average over 50 in all international formats. He currently averages 44 in Tests and if he can keep up this form and translate it into the longer-format, there's a chance of that happening. It would also help if he didn't burn himself out by the latter stages of the year, especially now that he's the Test captain as well. In 2014-15, Kohli became the first in history to score three hundreds in his first three innings as captain, all of them away in Australia. Later in the year he led India to its first away series win in four years against Sri Lanka, and then thrashed the Saffers 3-nil at home with only inclement weather preventing a probable whitewash. Kohli clearly models his game on the Ponting school of cricket and one trusts that this aggressive approach is exactly the tonic demanded of India in Tests. I'm also trying not to come across as all fangirly about VK but I can't help it. When Tendulkar retired (who btw turned 43 yesterday) there were a few candidates to usurp his mantle as India's best, but only one has slipped effortlessly into his shoes. To be sure, the boy Kohli has a long way to go before he can truly be compared with his idol, but if this year is anything to go by, the future looks promising. Long may the glut continue!
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74 - T20 v West Aus
7 - ListA "
91 - ODI v Aus
59 - ODI "
117 - ODI
106 - ODI
8 - ODI
90* - T20I
59* - T20I
50 - T20I
7 - T20I v Bdesh
49 - T20I v Pak
56* - T20I v SL
41* - T20I v Bdesh
23 - T20I v NZ
55* - T20I v Pak
24 - T20I v Bdesh
82* - T20I v Aus
89* - T20I v WI
75 - T20 v Hyd
79 - T20 v Del
33 - T20 v Mum
80 - T20 v Pun
100* - T20 v Guj
1454 runs @ 90.88 (24 innings, 8 not outs).
The Indians are playing a lot of shorter-format matches in the first half of this year, but they've got 14 Tests scheduled from June to December. Kohli is the only player who averages over 50 in ODIs and T20Is. My biggest hope for him is to become the first to average over 50 in all international formats. He currently averages 44 in Tests and if he can keep up this form and translate it into the longer-format, there's a chance of that happening. It would also help if he didn't burn himself out by the latter stages of the year, especially now that he's the Test captain as well. In 2014-15, Kohli became the first in history to score three hundreds in his first three innings as captain, all of them away in Australia. Later in the year he led India to its first away series win in four years against Sri Lanka, and then thrashed the Saffers 3-nil at home with only inclement weather preventing a probable whitewash. Kohli clearly models his game on the Ponting school of cricket and one trusts that this aggressive approach is exactly the tonic demanded of India in Tests. I'm also trying not to come across as all fangirly about VK but I can't help it. When Tendulkar retired (who btw turned 43 yesterday) there were a few candidates to usurp his mantle as India's best, but only one has slipped effortlessly into his shoes. To be sure, the boy Kohli has a long way to go before he can truly be compared with his idol, but if this year is anything to go by, the future looks promising. Long may the glut continue!
This entry was originally posted at http://mcgillianaire.dreamwidth.org/2247560.html. Please comment there using OpenID.