IPL 2025: Virat Kohli’s brother hits back strongly at Sanjay Manjrekar over strike-rate remark
GH News April 30, 2025 04:07 PM

New Delhi: Vikas Kohli brother of Virat Kohli criticized Sanjay Manjrekar on social media. This follows Manjrekars controversial comments about Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Virat Kohli during IPL 2025. Manjrekar downplayed the Virat Kohli-Jasprit Bumrah rivalry and questioned Kohlis current form notably omitting him from a recent top-ten IPL batter list despite Kohlis current leading run-scoring position.
Vikas criticized former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar on Threads highlighting Manjrekars ODI strike rate of 64.31 and questioning his authority to comment on strike rates exceeding 200.
Virat Kohli emphasized the crucial role of strong batting partnerships in T20 cricket particularly on pitches unsuitable for aggressive early hitting.
IPL pitches have been slow hindering aggressive batting from the outset. Despite this players such as Kohli and Rahul have performed well under these difficult conditions.
Virat Kohlis sixth fifty in his last ten Indian Premier League matches contributed to Royal Challengers Bangalores continued undefeated streak in away games following their Sunday match against Delhi Capitals.
It was a top win especially looking at the surface. We saw a few games here and this wicket played out differently compared to those. Whenever theres a chase on I keep checking with the dugout whether were on course Kohli who played a second-fiddle to Krunal Pandya said after the win.
Kohli described his batting approach as adaptable adjusting his technique to suit the prevailing playing conditions.
(What) the total (is) on the board. What the conditions are like. Who are the bowlers that are due to bowl. Who are the bowlers that are going to be hard to get away Kohli explained when asked how he plans the chase.
I try and make sure my singles and doubles dont stop so that the game doesnt get stagnant. People are forgetting the importance of partnerships and thats coming to the fore in this tournament to try and dominate the bowlers through partnerships and professionalism. Krunal who struggled initially to get going eventually hit his first fifty in IPL in nine years.
Krunal was outstanding he can make an impact and it was just about time. Weve communicated beautifully Krunal kept telling me to stay while he took his chances said Kohli.
Following Virat Kohlis departure Tim David quickly scored 19 runs from only five deliveries securing victory for his team.