‘Virat Kohli was a batsman fearing everyone: RCB Director on 2018 England Tour Memory | Cricket news

Royal Challengers BangaloreTeam director Mo Bobat confirmed in Bengaluru on Friday that Virat Kohli remained focused and competitive in IPL 2024 despite recent retirement from Test cricket, where he scored 9230 runs with 123 tests with 30 centuries.Bobat addressed Kohli’s approach for the current IPL season during the pre-Match press conference, emphasizing the player’s dedication to RCB’s success.Bobat said, “The first thing is that Virat’s business is as usual, as he always attracts the attention of the public and the nation, and he does not want anyone else. He is ambitious about this year as to what we can achieve with RCB this year and what he does,” Bobat said.The team director expressed praise for Kohli’s test career achievements and his influence on Indian cricket.“Whatever he has done as a test player for India, he should be incredibly proud of him. RCB as a franchise, we all are incredibly proud of what each of our players do for India, but especially he does not mean to play 120 plus tests and score around 10,000 runs. No,”

Bobat shared his previous experience with Kohli from his time in England coaching setup in 2018.“I can also talk to my previous role as an Englishman working in the English system. He was someone against whom you never wanted to play, he was always the batsman you wanted to take out. You knew if he was either in the upcoming pavilion or at the crease, you were in trouble,” he said.The team director highlighted Kohli’s memorable performance in the 2018 England series, where he scored 593 runs in about five tests of 60 on an average.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?“Some of my most fond memories of my Test cricket include him. I will never forget the 2018 series in England, watching in Edgbaston, watching Jimmy Anderson And he fights like two gladiators. Jimmy would have bowled nine overs on the effort. Two of the world’s best players were doing their things. That’s what he is about those special moments, about those inspirational moments, “Bobat reminded.He expressed confidence in the continuous support of fans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

“I am sure fans will show him a lot of love this week when they see him again. Just where I started, he is doing business as usual, we are all. He is talking about some of us in the last few weeks, but you know what he likes, he is very clear what he wants to do,” he said. “Regarding social media calls for fans to wear white jersey in honor of Kohli’s test career, Bobat said that such gestures would not greatly impress his game.He said, “This is not something that we have thought or talked too much. I have definitely seen that fans are talking a little about it, but I don’t think it will have a lot of impact on our game.”