Virat Kohli vs KKR Spinners: Virat Kohli is in excellent form in IPL 2023. He is included in the top-5 list of batsmen scoring the most runs this season. Virat's innings are proving to be match-winning for RCB. Although his bat has been completely silent against spin this season. He has not even been able to last long against Spin. In such a situation, the spin trio of KKR can become a big challenge for Virat in today's match.
Virat Kohli has scored 279 runs in seven matches so far this season at a blistering strike rate of 141.62 and an amazing batting average of 46.50. Here Virat has batted a lot against the right-arm fast bowlers, but against the left-arm fast bowlers, the speed of his bat is less and against the spinners, it seems to be at a standstill.
Spinners sent the pavilion four times
Virat Kohli has faced 64 balls of right-arm fast bowlers this season and has scored 108 runs. Not even once in this season has he become a victim of these right-arm fast bowlers. In contrast, the left-arm fast bowlers have sent Kohli to the pavilion twice and the spinners four times. Kohli's batting average against fast bowlers in IPL 2023 is 75 and the strike rate is 171. At the same time, against spin, he has been able to score runs at an average of 22.25 with a strike rate of 103.
Will KKR's spin trio become a challenge?
The way Virat has been seen struggling against spin. According to that, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakraborty and Suyash Sharma of KKR will surely create trouble for them in today's match. Sunil Naren has always been a big obstacle for him. Sunil has bowled 141 balls in T20 cricket in front of Virat and has given only 137 runs. During this, Sunil Narine has also sent Virat to the pavilion four times. In the last KKR-RCB encounter this season, it was Sunil Narine who bowled Virat.
Varun Chakraborty and Suyash Sharma are also bowling well for KKR this season. In such a situation, both these mystery spinners can also trouble Virat. Then, on the ground where the match is to be played today, the spinners have bowled tight against the fast bowlers this season. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether Virat can improve his game against spin in today's match or not.
