India played their last T20 series before the World Cup against Afghanistan on January 17. Team India dominated the visitors in the first two matches and the third one was the thrilling one. After almost a 14-month break, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came back in the shortest format. After the comeback, Virat Kohli seems in a good rhythm. His inclusion in Team India’s squad will be an asset for the T20 World Cup. South African legend AB de Villiers backed him for the number 3 position.
Virat Kohli’s Come Back and Form:
In the T20 World Cup 2022, India met England in the semifinal. After losing the semifinal, Team India bid goodbye to the tournament. After that, Virat Kohli didn’t play a match in the T20 format. He is also not in the squad for the T20 series against Afghanistan. But the T20 World Cup is coming soon. The supporters were anticipating the comeback of King Kohli.
Finally, in the T20 series against Afghanistan, he came back to the squad. Scoring a dynamic 29 off 16 balls in the second T20I, Virat faced a scoreless outcome in the series finale at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Just not with the batting, while fielding, he was effortless. In the third match, he has shown some exceptional fielding effort.
AB de Villiers’ Words:
AB de Villiers advocates for Virat’s spot at number three in T20Is, seeing him as the team’s glue and a seamless link between the top and middle order. According to the ex-skipper, Virat’s impact is unmatched at number three, labeling him the team’s prime threat in that position. Expectations are high for Virat to maintain this crucial role in upcoming games.
On this matter, he said, “I have a different opinion. For the most part of my international career, Virat batting at No. 3 was the biggest threat for us when we played against India. I’ve always felt like he was the glue of the team in the middle order. No. 3 is not quite middle-order, it is top-order. But he is so good that he often combined with the middle-order, even down to tailenders. It’s just impossible to play against that.”
The South African batting great wants to see Virat bat at number 3. On the flip side, this adjustment would place Virat against the new ball—a prospect that raises some concern, according to the former cricketer. He said, “With a new ball, facing the first few deliveries there, I just think that the chances of getting a good delivery up front are so much better. I’m worried about that position.”
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