Virat Kohli : Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan said that people would have criticized Virat Kohli for playing like Travis Head played in the match against Rajasthan.
Hyderabad team and Rajasthan Royals clashed in the IPL match held yesterday. After winning the toss and opting to bat in this match, the Hyderabad team stumbled by losing successive wickets. At that time opener Travis Head stood patiently on the field and scored 58 runs off 44 balls.
Travis Head’s 58 off too many balls did not attract criticism. But before this, Bangalore team player Virat Kohli had scored 51 runs off 43 balls in the match held against Hyderabad on April 25. This led to criticism that Virat Kohli was playing too slowly to score 50 runs.
But Travis Head’s 44-ball 58 didn’t draw much criticism. This is why former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan said in an interview to a private media that if Virat Kohli played in this match and scored runs like him, people would have criticized Virat Kohli.
Speaking about this, Irfan Pathan said, “People should look at players in the same way. Travis Head scored 58 off 44 balls in the match against Rajasthan Royals. He played like that because of the consecutive wickets in the team. For me, I will say that the way he played is very perfect.
But I don’t understand why they are criticizing Virat Kohli only for his strike rate. Virat Kohli was playing like this even a few days back. That too has come under criticism. Like him, Travis Head is playing. But people understood the game.
Virat Kohli will be criticized again if he plays a game like this. I think this is very wrong for me. All the players are playing by realizing their responsibilities in the team. So, people should understand this. Irfan Pathan has said that every cricketer should be treated equally.
