When Virat Kohli came back to the Vijay Hazare Trophy almost 15 years later, it was not an aura of a comeback but a statement. Kohli played a masterful, 131 out of 101 balls against Andhra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru to help Delhi chase a success on 299, and the talk of his readiness to play in the world cup came back with a resounding yes. This was the continuation of his spectacular performance, after the two successive ODI centuries in India against South Africa earlier in the month, and his present form could not be simply termed as good.
This is also the innings that saw Virat Kohli reach 16000 List A runs becoming the only Indian to do so after Sachin Tendulkar. His former coach, Rajkumar Sharma, credited the innings as an organically extended version of Kohli in the international game, noting that the timing, choice of shots and pace making in the pursuit was the highest level of ability of the Delhi batsman. Sharma explained, he is on fantastic shape and he has maintained it. As he had done when he recently scored 200 for India, he brought the same to the present match and was playing exceptionally well, and brought a win to Delhi in the match. After some long time he went back to domestic cricket and gave an exceptional performance.
The strategic involvement of Kohli in the domestic List A cricket shows that he is keen on keeping his decision-making and pace of play between international matches sharp. The fact that he scored a century in 83 balls clearly showed that he can not only score fast, but also control a chase and hold his team together when under pressure. Analysts and former players, such as Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar, have indicated that Kohli has been performing well at the domestic and international arena and this is an indication that he is ready to take part in major tournaments.
His performance in international ODIs, as well as in local events, makes Kohli earn a reputation as one of the most trusted batsmen in India.
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