- Only two topics in India can whip up the emotions and the accompanying frenzy among citizens irrespective of caste, creed, class, religion, and standing in society. Any guesses? It is not rocket science to guess, you see. Cinema and cricket are two extremely indispensable components in our daily lives that can never be replaced by anything else. Understand that both are two different modes of entertainment but serve the purpose of keeping the citizens entertained nonetheless. Inarguably, cricket scores one notch higher than cinemas for the sheer amount of buzz, excitement, and following that cuts across language barriers, which is quite common to associate with cinemas. And cricketing heroes with consistent performances are placed on a pedestal.
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- The entire country adores the God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar despite the maestro retiring from the game way back in 2013. There are several legendary cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, and Sourav Ganguly – just to name a few – who have not only carved out a special place in the hearts of the countrymen but also are viewed with reverence for their conduct on and off the field. Of the present lot of cricketers who are adored for their extraordinary exploits, one name strikes instantly for the way the gentleman has performed with tremendous consistency over the years. It’s none other than Virat Kohli. What a trend-setting cricketer Kohli has been serving Indian cricket with such aplomb.
- Now, any true connoisseur of cricket would know that the game is full of surprises throwing ups and downs in equal measures. None can claim to perform at the peak of their powers consistently as even the incomparable Don Bradman had to bow out with a below-par performance in his last outing. It happens to the very best of cricketers and Kohli too was not spared of the travails of the international sportsman when he had to endure a certain lean patch over the last two years or so. As if on cue, the knives were out baying for the blood of a cricketer who has been at the top of his game during the last many years. Since Kohli failed to score a century for the better of 30 months, people started questioning his very place on the team for no rhyme or reason.
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- As the experts would love to mention, the form is temporary but the class is permanent got proved itself again when Kohli cracked a scintillating century against Afghanistan in the recently concluded T20 Asia Cup. This was followed by a couple of impactful innings in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia including the mesmerizing 82 against arch-rival Pakistan helping the team cross the finishing line. Does it mean Kohli’s supposed struggles in scoring consistently behind him now? Hopefully, yes. With mouth-watering Test cricket series coming up in the months ahead, Virat Kohli showing a return to form augurs well for Team India. Optimistically, Virat the run machine will continue to set high standards for a long time to come.
