Gavaskar hails Kohli’s century, says great players punish every mistake

JioStar expert Sunil Gavaskar praised Kohli’s brilliance with the bat for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday night and shared his thoughts on PBKS’ need to return to winning ways in today’s fixture against MI as the ‘Race to Playoffs’ heats up.

“Virat Kohli was absolutely outstanding against KKR. He knows how to construct a chase better than most. When it comes to T20 centuries, he is third on the list with 10, behind Chris Gayle and Babar Azam. But he is the fastest to 14,000 T20 runs and has nine IPL hundreds,” Gavaskar



said.

“Records are there to be broken, but it will take a very long time for anyone to match what Kohli keeps delivering, game after game, season after season. While everyone was talking about this being the season of ‘Gen Next’, Kohli showed he is still around,” he said.

“Kohli silenced the doubters with a century and moved to third in the Orange Cap race. He proved that the old generation is still the best. Even though the young stars are taking centre stage, the experienced greats are not done yet. This hundred from Virat Kohli was one of those special moments that remind us of his greatness,” Gavaskar said.