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Virat Kohli
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He is consistently hailed as one of the strongest batsmen in world cricket today, and Virat Kohli, captaining the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, put in a superlative performance at his team’s match against the Rising Pune Super Giants in Bengaluru last week.
With the home side chasing a massive total – 192 – set by a strong performance from Pune batsman Ajinkya Rahane, the Challengers needed to set a solid foundation against their rivals.
KL Rahul looked strong with the bat, and began the Challengers’ juggernaut, but it was Kohli who spurred on his side, leading decisively from the front. Missing an opportunity to run Kohli out early in the match would prove very expensive for the Rising Pune Super Giants, with Kohli going on to score 108* off only 58 deliveries, contributing the lion’s share of his team’s score.
Although his team were patchy with the ball and in the field, Kohli hit his own second hundred in IPL 2016 – and in T20 cricket (the first coming against the Gujarat Lions last week) to steer his team to victory.
