So Chennai's last gasp victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore seems to have sparked off a huge debate, why was Virat Kohli given the responsibility to bowl the penultimate over? People have gone to the extent of saying that is the end of his bowling career and many other things..
Firstly, conceding 28 runs in an over doesn't mean u aren't fit enough to bowl, just take the example of Stuart Broad, he was the unfortunate bowler who fell prey to Yuvraj's six sixes.And him being a full time bowler, I am sure it would have hurt him more, but he didnt let it affect him and he's been Englands main seamer since!
Secondly,its not Virat Kohli's fault that he was given the responsibility to bowl the 19th over and he ended up getting thrashed around the park.Every batsmen has his day and today it was Albie Morkel's and t20 is a batsmen friendly sport, when full time bowlers themselves are getting heat for 15-20 runs in the final few overs, it shouldn't be a surprise when a part-timer conceded above 20 runs.
Thirdly, was it Kohli's fault? should he have bowled better? the answer to that is no, its not his fault! It is the captains and the coaching staff's fault.Why was Raju Bhatkal in the squad? when u pick a player, it is because u think he can influence the game, because he can make a difference to the team.Why do u pick a player,when u think of him as a liability? The coaching staff need to go back to the drawing board and come up with more effective strategies and ensure that this does not repeat.
Sadly it was Kohli's bad day and he fell victim to bad man management and tactics, i know he will get over it and it would be good if all of us also did!
Firstly, conceding 28 runs in an over doesn't mean u aren't fit enough to bowl, just take the example of Stuart Broad, he was the unfortunate bowler who fell prey to Yuvraj's six sixes.And him being a full time bowler, I am sure it would have hurt him more, but he didnt let it affect him and he's been Englands main seamer since!
Secondly,its not Virat Kohli's fault that he was given the responsibility to bowl the 19th over and he ended up getting thrashed around the park.Every batsmen has his day and today it was Albie Morkel's and t20 is a batsmen friendly sport, when full time bowlers themselves are getting heat for 15-20 runs in the final few overs, it shouldn't be a surprise when a part-timer conceded above 20 runs.
Thirdly, was it Kohli's fault? should he have bowled better? the answer to that is no, its not his fault! It is the captains and the coaching staff's fault.Why was Raju Bhatkal in the squad? when u pick a player, it is because u think he can influence the game, because he can make a difference to the team.Why do u pick a player,when u think of him as a liability? The coaching staff need to go back to the drawing board and come up with more effective strategies and ensure that this does not repeat.
Sadly it was Kohli's bad day and he fell victim to bad man management and tactics, i know he will get over it and it would be good if all of us also did!
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