File photo of Harsha Bhogle© BCCI/Sportzpics
One of the greatest batters of his generation, Virat Kohli, is among a handful of players who play all three formats of the game. The demands of modern-day cricket often take a toll on a player but for Kohli, it’s his fitness that has helped him continue to perform in the times of T20 cricket overflow. In an event, famous cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle was asked about the secret behind certain players’ ability to navigate through different formats and continue performing.
As the example of Virat Kohli came up, the video showed Bhogle explaining how it could be beneficial for a franchise like Royal Challengers Bangalore to have Kohli dismissed as someone else can score at a faster strike-rate.
“Virat Kohli is a great example. Virat Kohli is playing Test cricket for India and he isn’t supposed to get out. Now, he goes to play for RCB, for India; beyond a certain point, it might actually been the interest of the side for him to get out. How do you reconcile to the fact that I am one of the greatest who have played the game but actually at this stage, it’s in the team’s interest that I get out because the person who is coming in will probably hit 20 of 6 balls. Viral Kohli is an extreme example,” Harsha Bhogle said, while speaking at SHRM India Talent Leadership Summit & Expo 2024 in Mumbai.
As the video went viral on social media, a disappointed Bhogle took to social media, asking for the entire video to be shared for better context.
“This is an example of what I was talking about with social media. The video is cropped just before the point where I say that Virat is capable of playing across situations but that I was only highlighting how even the greatest players have to keep adjusting demands and priorities. Come on @PTI_News I am sure you can do better. With selectively edited reporting, nobody will be able to articulate thoughts again. Can you put out the whole clip please?” Bhogle posted on X (formerly Twitter).
In another post on X, Bhogle said that he was extremely disappointed to see only the trimmed version of the video being shared on social media.
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