India cricket team star Virat Kohli’s childhood coach has pinned his hopes on the batter to go all guns blazing in the Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan. Rohit Sharma and co. will lock horns with their arch-rivals at 2.30 PM IST on Sunday at the Dubai International stadium. Ahead of the high-octane contest, Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has backed the “big star” to score runs against Rizwan and co.
“Big player” Virat Kohli gets backing ahead of IND vs PAK
As per news agency ANI, Rajkumar Sharma claimed that Virat was a big match player who performed on big occasions. Like Kohli’s childhood coach said, the batting maestro 678 runs and averages 52.15 in 16 ODIs against Pakistan. Sharma hoped that the ex-Indian captain can replicate his former feat against Rizwan and co. once again on Sunday.
“The whole world is excited for this match. Everyone is curious about what will happen. Virat is a big player in big matches. He has performed on big occasions. I’m hopeful it will be the same story,” Virat’s childhood coach said.
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Kohli managed to get only 22 runs in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh. His struggle with spinners, particularly leg spin, continued. His dismissal off Rishad Hossain marked the fifth time he had gotten out to a left-handed leg-spinner in his last 6 ODI innings. Kohli must beware of the threat posed by Pakistan’s specialist spinner Abrar Ahmed in the contest in Dubai.
Meanwhile, India got off to a winning start in their CT 2025 campaign after beating Bangladesh by 6 wickets. Pakistan, on the other hand, succumbed to a 60-run defeat to New Zealand in their opener. The clash is a do-or-die for the hosts and they will hope they can take advantage of their familiarity with the surface in Dubai.
