It’s been an interesting — for want of a better word — IPL for Virat Kohli. The former India captain has scored runs aplenty for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, reignited debates over his strike-rate, reinvented himself to score faster than he previously has in T20s, incensed legends of the game with his abrasive remarks, and fuelled his franchise’s late charge for a place in the playoffs. With Kohli around, the one thing that is guaranteed is frenzied, frenetic action; despite the passage of time, his passion and intensity remain undimmed though occasionally, he treads the thin line between the aggressive and the churlish most dangerously.
Kohli’s in-your-face attitude and his electric dynamism on the field have endeared him to millions; a small minority is of the view that, as the elder statesman that he is now, he should set a more acceptable example for the numerous young kids who idolise him, but Kohli will have none of it. He continues to excite, exhilarate and exasperate in equal measure, refusing to veer away from the persona that has made him a household name in the cricketing world.
