Here is Why We Should Not Worry About India Depending Too Much On Virat Kohli

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Here is Why We Should Not Worry About India Depending Too Much On Virat Kohli


It was an important game last night and what looked like a sticky end for India, turned out to be an ice skating rink for Virat Kohli, eventually. It was match winning innings on Kohli’s part, almost a routine drill for the Indian vice-captain now, and amidst all the celebrations, critics have found something to worry about. After Dhoni’s statement at the post-match press meet that the top order batsmen must buckle up, critics have begun claiming that the Indian cricket team is getting dangerously dependent on Virat Kohli – a reminiscent of the 90s when Tendulkar was the only saving grace on almost every occasion. Agreed, the performance hasn’t been balanced among the batting line-up, it’d still be an over-analysis to conclude that Indian cricket is becoming a one-man show. Here’s why: It takes two to tango in between the 22 yards Although, it does hold true that most of the damages against the Aussies were made by Virat in yesterday’s match, but the two crucial partnerships played a key role here. First, it was Yuvraj Singh – a man who has been the butt of ridicule lately – whose thankless 21 runs and a major support to Kohli on the other side of the strike was a key factor that slowly took the match away from the Kangaroos.



The bowling line-up has been better than ever

Let’s take yesterday’s match for instance. It’s true that the top order collapsed early and at one point it looked like the match is going out of India’s hands. However, it could have been much tougher a chase for Kohli and friends had Indian bowlers not restricted Australia to a mere 160/6 which is quite an achievable target in a twenty over match even though the tracks were said to be bowler friendly yesterday. India lives up to its reputation of having an intractable spin attack as always with Ashwin’s off-breaks almost untraceable.

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India’s new death over specialist hasn’t disappointed yet

The ever criticized fast bowling attack of India looks, for a change, the perfect amount of effective with fresh young seamers like Bumrah and Pandya who make up with their good length deliveries for what they lack in pace. Headed by veteran Ashish Nehra, the bowling attack has been playing a crucial role in every match throughout the tournament.

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