{"id":254908,"date":"2022-11-03T08:11:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T08:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/03\/virat-kohli-is-a-freak-and-his-t20-world-cup-statistics-are-super-freakish-shane-watson-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T08:11:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T08:11:25","slug":"virat-kohli-is-a-freak-and-his-t20-world-cup-statistics-are-super-freakish-shane-watson-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/03\/virat-kohli-is-a-freak-and-his-t20-world-cup-statistics-are-super-freakish-shane-watson-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli is a freak and his T20 World Cup statistics are super freakish: Shane Watson | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: In awe of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_virat-kohli\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a>&#8216;s batting, former Australian all-rounder <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shane-watson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_shane-watson\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shane Watson<\/a> has termed his statistics in the T20 <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-cricket-world-cup-2019\" frmappuse=\"1\">World Cup<\/a> &#8220;super freakish&#8221;. <br \/>Kohli has so far scored three fifties, including the one against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bangladesh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_bangladesh\" frmappuse=\"1\">Bangladesh<\/a> on Wednesday, in the ongoing showpiece to become the highest run-scorer in T20 World Cup history, surpassing former <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sri-lanka\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_sri-lanka\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sri Lanka<\/a> captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahela-jayawardene\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_mahela-jayawardene\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mahela Jayawardene<\/a>&#8216;s total of 1,016 runs. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2\" msid=\"95273840\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-95273840,width-600,resizemode-4\/95273840.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Over 1000 runs in T20 World Cups at an average of over 80, I am not able to get my head around this,&#8221; Watson said on Star Sports. <br \/>&#8220;T20 cricket is a high-risk game, high-risk batting and to think that he can do it at the biggest tournament, averaging so much and winning so many games for his country. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is a freak and those statistics are super freakish. It&#8217;s incredible that you can bat in such a high-risk format and score consistently. It&#8217;s ridiculous.&#8221; <br \/>Kohli has scored 220 runs with knocks of 82 not out, 62 not out, 12 and an unbeaten 64 against Bangladesh. <\/p>\n<p>Jayawardene scored his runs from 31 innings but Kohli took only 23 to better him. <br \/>With Kohli going strong, India grabbed the top spot in Group 2. <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"7\" msid=\"95273857\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-95273857,width-600,resizemode-4\/95273857.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/indiat20-world-cup\/virat-kohli-is-a-freak-and-his-t20-world-cup-statistics-are-super-freakish-shane-watson\/articleshow\/95273711.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In awe of Virat Kohli&#8216;s batting, former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has termed his statistics in the T20 World Cup &#8220;super freakish&#8221;. 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