Kohli admires Gayle’s intimidating batting style – Cricket News Update
Indian vice captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, and claimed that the left-hander is among a few who have the ability to single handedly take the game away from his opponents.
Despite the national side not performing up to par, Kohli currently remains in top form, orchestrating some of the finest hundreds ever witness in One Day cricket. It includes a whirlwind 137 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at Hobart, along with a career best 183 against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the recently concluded Asia Cup.
With the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League about to get underway, Kohli is expected to partner Gayle for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the 24-year-old revealed the difficulty in keeping pace with the Windies dynamite, who scores at a superlative
strike rate. The Challengers had only retained Kohli from the squad of the first three editions, parting companies with the likes of Jaques Kallis, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849.
"Batting with someone like Gayle can be very intimidating. When you see him batting like that at the other end, you might get bogged down with the pressure of coping with his strike-rate,” said the aggressive cricketer.
Both batsmen played a very vital role in last year’s edition of the lucrative league, helping their side reach the final of the competition before losing out to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings
Gayle was in a class of his own, amassing 608 runs in the 12 matches which further earned him the Orange Cap. Kohli was not far behind, scoring 557 runs at an impressive average of 46.42. The youngster however, feels that one should play to his own strengths
and must not imitate any other batsman.
“I understand that it's better to play to your own strengths rather than emulating someone like Chris because matching him is almost impossible. Only he can bat like that," said Kohli.
The fifth edition of the tournament will begin on April 04, 2012, with the first match played between defending champions, Chennai Super Kings, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
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