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Virat Kohli is likely to be preferred over Yashavi Jaiswal as India opener in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
With India set to begin their Ireland today, the main conversation among the Men In Blue fans is who will open the innings with Rohit Sharma in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
Meanwhile, former India player Aakash Chopra feels that if Jaiswal gets a chance in India’s Playing 11 then, Shivam Dube has to warm the benches.
So how does the number stack up for Virat Kohli as India opener vs Ireland?
Kohli, the chase master in ODI cricket, is the highest run-getter in the history of T20 Internationals. He has scored 3076 runs at an average of 54 and a strike rate of 135.
However, 35-year-old Kohli’s record as an opener is also encouraging with a strike rate of over 150. With strike rate taking centre stage in the shortest format of the game, his scoring rate in the powerplay would be useful for Team India.
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Virat Kohli by Batting Position in T20Is |
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Position |
Inns |
Runs |
Avg |
SR |
50s/100s |
Balls/Bdry |
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Opener |
9 |
400 |
57.1 |
161.3 |
2/1 |
4.2 |
|
3 |
80 |
3076 |
54 |
135.3 |
32/0 |
6.4 |
|
4 |
17 |
509 |
42.4 |
141.4 |
3/0 |
6.3 |
|
5 |
1 |
26 |
– |
123.8 |
0/0 |
5.3 |
|
6 |
2 |
26 |
13 |
136.8 |
0/0 |
6.3 |
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Virat Kohli T20 Batting v Spin in Middle Overs |
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Year |
Strike Rate |
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2020 |
110.9 |
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2021 |
94.4 |
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2022 |
113.9 |
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2023 |
110.5 |
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2024 |
139.4 |
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First Published: Jun 05 2024 | 3:53 PM IST