IPL 2024: Wasim Akram and Yuvraj Singh Defend Virat Kohli Amid Strike Rate Criticism, Laud Him as Generation’s Best Ahead of T20 World Cup

Comprehensive Breakdown of Virat Kohli’s IPL Performance by Season: Key Stats and Milestones

Year	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Strike Rate	50s/100s
2008	13	165	38	15.00	105.09	0/0
2009	16	246	50	22.36	112.32	1/0
2010	16	307	58	27.90	144.81	1/0
2011	16	557	71	46.41	121.08	4/0
2012	16	364	73*	28.00	111.65	2/0
2013	16	634	99	45.28	138.73	6/0
2014	14	359	73	27.61	122.10	2/0
2015	16	505	80*	45.90	130.82	3/0
2016	16	973	113	81.08	152.03	7/4
2017	10	308	64	30.80	122.22	4/0
2018	14	530	92*	48.18	139.10	4/0
2019	14	464	100	33.14	141.46	2/1
2020	15	466	90*	42.36	121.35	3/0
2021	15	405	72*	28.92	119.46	3/0
2022	16	341	73	22.73	115.99	2/0
2023	14	639	101*	53.25	139.82	6/2
2024	12	634	113*	70.44	153.51	5/1

Virat Kohli’s IPL 2024 Mastery: Stats Overview of RCB’s Leading Run-Scorer

In the ongoing and thrilling IPL 2024, even though the star player of Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli has managed to emerge as one of the highest run-scorers in the tournament playing the role of finisher with an incredible strike rate of 148.08, Virat has been on the talk rates. He managed to score 542 runs for RCB. The criticism of Kohli has gone to the extent that cricket legends like Wasim Akram and Yuvraj Singh have taken the matter and defended Kohli, talking about his form and role in the team, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram too, has raised his voice against the false allegation over Virat. Yuvraj Singh is also a brand ambassador for ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

He has said that Kohli should not be focused only because of his strike rate considering the responsibility he has for the team. Cricket is a team game and a single player can’t win a game for his team on his head every time. Virat Kohli is not only the greatest cricketer in the world but he is a brilliant and capable player in any format be it Test, ODI, or T20I. This time in Tata IPL 2024, Virat Kohli scored runs in almost every match but he could not take his team to the knockout stage. As we know cricket is a team game so every player has to perform so that his team wins at the end of the game.

As Kohli has been part of RCB for so many years now and has been captain of India in the past, he has a strategist’s mind. Akram also believed that if RCB were winning more matches, this would not be a big issue. The team needs to reassess their strategy, especially the bowling. On the other hand, Yuvraj Singh, one of the eminents of Indian cricket has praised Kohli for his game once more and quoted him as the best of this generation. Kohli is soon to represent his country in the 6th T20 World Cup. It is an ideal time for Yuvraj to provide his appreciation as Knock has been on a winning streak in big matches, mainly with Nations like Australia. As of now, the biggest takeaway from this IPL is its talk rates. Many veteran players share their experience from the neighborhood to the International level, from playing to selector.