"I Hope India Don't Pick Him" - Glenn Maxwell Jokingly Hopes India Doesn't Pick Virat Kohli for T20 World Cup
I hope India don't pick him because it will be great to not come up against him." - RCB mate Maxwell said.
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Posted - 2024-04-11T18:21:24+06:00
Updated - 2024-04-11T18:21:24+06:00
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has added a humorous touch to the ongoing debate about Virat Kohli's selection for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Maxwell, who plays alongside Kohli for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL, jokingly expressed his hope that India doesn't pick Kohli for the tournament.
Talking to ESPN, Maxwell remembered how Kohli played amazingly against Australia in the 2016 T20 World Cup. He said Kohli is the best player he's faced in tough situations, especially recalling Kohli's incredible innings in Mohali during the 2016 T20 World Cup.
"Virat Kohli is the most clutch player I have ever played against. The innings he played against us in Mohali during the 2016 T20 World Cup is still the best innings I have ever seen been played against me. His awareness of what he needs to do to win the game is just phenomenal. I hope India don't pick him because it will be great to not come up against him." - RCB mate Maxwell said.
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"Virat kohli is the most clutch player i have ever played against, so I'm hoping India doesn't pick him for t20 WC." ~ GLENN MAXWELL
With 316 runs in five games at an average of 105.33 and a strike rate of 146.29 with bat, the indian master Kohli leads the tabel of top run scorers in the current IPL 2024. This season, the RCB opening batsman has hammered two half-centuries and one century. Unfortunately, in that century, Against Rajasthan Royals came in a losing cause
“It's not surprising because there are 1.5 billion and I reckon half of them are unbelievable cricketers in this country (laughs). It's a hard team to get into. You look at India's top T20 players which are all playing in this tournament. They are phenomenal players and there should be heat on every player,” Maxwell also added.
In both the 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups, Virat Kohli was named Player of the Tournament.