Michael Vaughan, the former captain of England’s cricket team, expressed his admiration for Virat Kohli’s batting, stating that he often asks his children to watch the Indian batting superstar play. He made these remarks following Kohli’s stunning 82-run undefeated knock that propelled Royal Challengers Bangalore to an 8-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians on April 2nd, 2023. In an interview, Michael Vaughan stated:
“When Virat Kohli bats, I always go and knock on my kids’ [door]. Generally, kids stay in the bedroom these days, they stay on the laptop or on tablets. I always go and say, ‘Come on! watch this’. Virat for me still, when he is playing like that, is the best player to watch in the world.”He makes batting look so easy. Some of those strokes, his balance, his timing, all around the ground, the drives down the ground, over extra cover, that little flick off his hip for six, and those little kind of steering wheel shots through midwicket, he’s a joy to watch.”
Kohli and du Plessis put together a magnificent 148-run partnership to power RCB to victory. The star batsman scored the highest runs for the team in their pursuit of a 172-run goal at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Faf is like a livewire on the field: Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan highlighted the impressive physical condition of 38-year-old RCB captain Faf du Plessis. He added that the veteran remains highly energized while out on the field. Vaughan pointed out that Du Plessis is able to execute strong and powerful strokes through the leg side with the aid of his bottom hand. The former English cricketer stated:
“He [Faf du Plessis] may be 38 years in age, but his body is still 25. He’s fit and moves around the field as good as I’ve seen him for a long while. He’s a brilliant player, he gets that right hand into the game, and kind of shovels it into the onside.”
Du Plessis has put on a great show in franchise-based T20 tournaments lately. His impressive performance against MI began with a bang, as he scored 73 runs off just 43 deliveries.
