The great Virat Kohli has placed more importance on having the ability to add new strokes as a batter rather than the technique. The 35-year-old himself displayed the ability to come up with special shots when he smashed Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf for back-to-back sixes in the T20 World Cup last year. (ODI World Cup | Cricket News)
One was a straight six off a length ball, dubbed as the s꧒hot of the century, which Kohli himself could not explain post the game꧙, and the other was a pick-up shot over fine leg. Kohli relived that Haris Rauf over and the match-winning 82 not out off 53 balls with Star Sports ahead of Diwali.
"There is one thing that is practice on technique and on skill. Th🔯ere is one where you think about techniques that you can use to win the match or if I can play like this, this is an improvement for sure. A lot of people don't know this about improvement of batting. "Improvement happens when you think what can I add to my game to win the match. You don't do it to become a complete batsman.
Very few people know that to technically look good you don't practice; it is so that I cไan learn a new shot and I can score runs for the team and win the match. "I can cover all the spaces and s💧core runs, and that should be the motivation," said Kohli.
Recalling the straight six off Rauf on October 23, the shot that broke the internet, Kohli added: "I have seen this a lot of times, but these small things in the middle, these are very special 🌺because obviously, you have lived these moments but you haven't seen it again. "Just those little moments are something that I feel very nostalgic about, and in a good way. Till this date, I don't know how I pulled off that shot but it happened."
