Virat Kohli is one of the best players in the world, but currently, he is struggling to score runs in challenging conditions. Is he under pressure? It doesn’t seem like a player of Kohli’s caliber can be put under pressure. He has an amazing, dominating, and proud history behind him in terms of being at the forefront of the Indian cricket team.
He is the crisis man for India who did something stupendous at the MCG in 2022 and on countless other occasions. So, there can be no question about him being under pressure.
In a big match like the final of an ICC tournament, it would be a crazy decision to leave him out when he could be the game-changer for India at any position. Maybe the reason behind him not being successful is a shift in his batting position because he is the world’s best number 3 without a doubt, but his effectiveness as an opener only came to the surface after his incredible performance as an opener in IPL 2024.
Things can get messy when the order of things is affected. Kohli is the backbone of the team, the glue that keeps everything in the right order, and everyone else can bat around him. He can accelerate whenever he wants; he is a smart player who knows how to read and react to the situation. It all speaks of his greatness, which is the source of his experience and confidence.
With a strike rate above 135 and brilliant consistency, Kohli is the man for India. Unfortunately, he hasn’t done well at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, but that hasn’t stopped the team from winning.
The great Indian side has a lineage of match-winners whom we describe as clutch players in the modern game. The matter of discussion is, what if Virat Kohli performs at his best in the final? Team India will certainly look unbeatable.
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So, Virat Kohli can’t be left out. Some positive conversation can happen in the dressing room, but no one should tap his shoulders and tell him he can’t play in the final of a World Cup game. That would be a foolish attempt to break down not only the confidence of an amazing player but also of those who surround him and are influenced by him.
For now, the Indian cricket team looks invincible. Not a single thread of error. Everyone seems to have perfected their role. They have climbed to such a peak that no other team can push them below, but only they can jinx things. It will be an unconscious but voluntary fall because they are not losing the game in any other way.
