Just as when people start losing words to describe the kind of form Virat Kohli is in, I find myself in a position relating the way Wankhede went berserk when he got out. Like Mr. Kaushik R wrote in Wisden India, this was the first ever test match for team India in the history of the city in which no mumbaikar was featuring in the playing eleven.
The last time when a test match was played there, it was the farewell match of Sachin Tendulkar. When the little master got out for one last time, the entire stadium was rhyming "Sachiinn Sachinn". Similar was the applause when Virat Kohli got out on 235 this Sunday. I just had the feel that the baton has been passed on and the circle is complete.
The Wankhede crowd have some history with the Non-Mumbai players and Virat is no exception. He do have some history here and it wasn't a sweet one. People booed at him and called him cheat for appealing a run out. Kohli was furious like always, mentioning that the IPL wasn't the end of the world.
Read:Virat criticizing Mumbai crowd
But on Sunday it wasn't the case. It was a side without any mumbaikar and 20,000 people were cheering for their new hero who is growing by stature every single day. Such was the prowess shown by him with the bat in this innings. In 2016 he has hit more than 1000 runs in Test matches and it includes only 2 sixes in it. This is a supreme example of his adaptability between formats.
As soon as he got past the 200 run mark, he cut loose. The six he hit of Woakes, he could have hit any good length ball like that. But respecting the occasion and playing the situation is something he has improved over the years. He keeps performing because of his hunger to improve every single day. And that is why he is racing ahead of many towards greatness.
It's quite interesting when a player at his prime form can make us feel that he is a great player or even the best ever. But greatness is not something that happens overnight. Greatness is a progress and it can be defined as longevity with consistency. Virat Kohli is ticking all boxes and marking his way towards it.
He is already giving us the " I was there when he did those things on the cricket field" kind of feel very often. Playing in the zone is something that must happen and it can't be forced. And it comes with the hard work you put and more importantly with the state of mind you are in.
For a batsman, one shot from the middle of the blade will trigger the entire system working automatically thereafter. At this moment, Virat is such kind of zone where his system is working to the fullest. And the longer it does, the more is the joy for fanatics likes us and more and more of "Viraattt Virattt" will be reverberated from the stands.
The last time when a test match was played there, it was the farewell match of Sachin Tendulkar. When the little master got out for one last time, the entire stadium was rhyming "Sachiinn Sachinn". Similar was the applause when Virat Kohli got out on 235 this Sunday. I just had the feel that the baton has been passed on and the circle is complete.
The Wankhede crowd have some history with the Non-Mumbai players and Virat is no exception. He do have some history here and it wasn't a sweet one. People booed at him and called him cheat for appealing a run out. Kohli was furious like always, mentioning that the IPL wasn't the end of the world.
Read:Virat criticizing Mumbai crowd
But on Sunday it wasn't the case. It was a side without any mumbaikar and 20,000 people were cheering for their new hero who is growing by stature every single day. Such was the prowess shown by him with the bat in this innings. In 2016 he has hit more than 1000 runs in Test matches and it includes only 2 sixes in it. This is a supreme example of his adaptability between formats.
As soon as he got past the 200 run mark, he cut loose. The six he hit of Woakes, he could have hit any good length ball like that. But respecting the occasion and playing the situation is something he has improved over the years. He keeps performing because of his hunger to improve every single day. And that is why he is racing ahead of many towards greatness.
It's quite interesting when a player at his prime form can make us feel that he is a great player or even the best ever. But greatness is not something that happens overnight. Greatness is a progress and it can be defined as longevity with consistency. Virat Kohli is ticking all boxes and marking his way towards it.
He is already giving us the " I was there when he did those things on the cricket field" kind of feel very often. Playing in the zone is something that must happen and it can't be forced. And it comes with the hard work you put and more importantly with the state of mind you are in.
For a batsman, one shot from the middle of the blade will trigger the entire system working automatically thereafter. At this moment, Virat is such kind of zone where his system is working to the fullest. And the longer it does, the more is the joy for fanatics likes us and more and more of "Viraattt Virattt" will be reverberated from the stands.
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