Srinagar: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has said that Virat Kohli is turning into Pat Cummins bunny with India superstar having no answers against Australian’s brilliance.
Pat Cummins got the wicket of Virat Kohli in World Test Championship final and followed it up in the final of the ICC World Cup 2023 between the two teams. And the Aussie star was again spot on in the SRH vs RCB IPL 2024 match in Hyderabad.
“Virat once again failed in front of Pat Cummins. He had no answers to Hyderabad’s captain’s brilliance. Pat is using variations to stop Virat from scoring runs. Other bowlers have also been made aware of the plans not to allow Virat to break free. They bowled into the pitch and gave no room or pace to the batter”.
“The deliveries were kept away from his hitting arc, forcing the batter to try something different. All in all, Cummins had his plans ready for the star player and executed them perfectly,” Irfan Pathan said.
The 35-year-old batter took 43 balls to accumulate 51 runs in a match that saw RCB posting 206/7 in 20 overs. He hit 4 fours and 1 six. On the other hand, his teammate Rajat Patidar amassed 50 runs off 20 balls.
Chasing 207 runs for their sixth win of the season, the Orange Army managed 171/8 and fell short by 35 runs.