5 things Virat Kohli needs to improve to become the best of the best

#4 His not-so-impressive record in knock-out ODI games

Amir flummoxed Kohli with his brilliant swing bowling in ICC Champions Trophy finals

Kohli hasn't lived up to his expectation in ODI knockout games. Since his debut in 2008, Kohli has played 14 knockout games.

He has scored a total of 345 runs with a paltry average of 31.36. His knockout average is way lesser than his career ODI average of 58.10. He hasn't scored a century in any of these 14 games. He has only two fifties to his name in those 14 fixtures.

If we analyze the numbers in detail, his performance in the finals is shambolic. In the eight tournament finals he has played, he has averaged only 22 runs per game with his highest being just 43.

His failure in the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan and World Cup semi-final against Australia is something which the Indian captain would want to forget.

He should take a leaf out of Tendulkar's career to improve his knockout performance. Sachin has one of the most impressive knockout records in the history of the game. In 40 knockout finals, Tendulkar averaged close to 55 runs per match, amassing 1851 runs including 6 tons.