Just enough time left for the tail to wag.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
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I remember someone made a comparison between Ronaldo and him here a few weeks ago and I completely agree. He gets in the way of the team for personal glory and to stay relevant. India would be a much better team without him.
This is quite annoying now.
T20 definitely, but not in this format, no way.
I can't tell if Kohli is refusing to accelerate or is somehow unable to. He's done the opposite of Iyer and found it harder and harder to keep the SR up after Iyer got out.
He’s not shaping up to hit shots. It’s the former.
Enough about Kohli what do most reckon is the Total on Board enough doesn't look the easiest pitch to bat on to be honest .
All the commentary blokes are saying 260 was a par score and 300+ will be very difficult to chase on this pitch against India’s attack. Who knows?
250 in my opinion, especially taking into account the form of the Indian bowling unit.
300s probably enough tbf. SA can't seem to chase
India has enough depth in batting. They don't need Kohli he has been detrimental to their batting for almost 4 years now.
There isn't much I dislike more than a wasteman century
That looked like a sheepish, tired celebration.
If he wasn't there we would have the tail batting with Jadeja.. Usually I agree but today it hasn't been on him. He's tried , it just hasn't come off.
For 4 years he hasn't been detrimental ffs.
100 off 119 in an ODI is wasteman territory?
South Africans aren't the best Chasers conditions look tough , Indian bowling have looked excellent so far in the tournament above par total to defend its all building up to be a sucker punch with South Africa coming out on Top .
Jokes apart I think India already have enough .
All of you might look really dumb if this is a bowler's pitch and the Indian attack rips through SA. Let both sides bat.
Yes it's crazy to say that.
If he wasn't there we would have the tail batting with Jadeja.. Usually I agree but today it hasn't been on him. He's tried , it just hasn't come off.
For 4 years he hasn't been detrimental ffs.
While we all wish it had come sooner today, what an achievement this is.
That's a monstrous monkey off his back - the comparisons to Tendulkar cannot go any further. Now he's in unchartered territory, at least in ODIs. And who knows if anyone can ever get to these numbers ever again.
That's a monstrous monkey off his back - the comparisons to Tendulkar cannot go any further. Now he's in unchartered territory, at least in ODIs. And who knows if anyone can ever get to these numbers ever again.
I've already mentioned 250 is a challenge. I don't see South Africa getting close to this.
They won't. Nowhere near enough ODIs now and the format will be dead in the next decade
100 off 119 and we're complaining about his SR?
300 if there's dew, 250 if there isn't. Either way, SA have a mountain to climb.
Some really weird folks in this thread. "Wasteman" century with a SR of 85 on what looks like a tough pitch to bat on.... jesus wept
Poor Jansen having to bowl these last few deliveries 
can he get a hundred too?
can he get a hundred too?Oh dear I hope that’s not another bowler out with an injury.
Yup but that’s cafe for you. Lots of subjectivity and not enough objectivity.
Jadu making Rahul look like a putz.
It's the slowest century of the world cup by far. This is not 2003 anymore.
Virat Kohli
Overs 35-40: 8 runs off 12 balls
Overs 40-45: 14 runs off 14 balls
Overs 45-50: 12 runs off 12 balls
SA may collapse, but there's no need for a batsman to nurdle singles the way he did in the last phase of a game where we had the platform we did.
Yes as we should, india scored at 6.5 he scored at 5 an over.
He scored 100 runs in 20 overs. Rest of the team scored 226 in 30 overs. Some really weird folks defending that..... jesus wept
There’s also the possibility that if he’d blitzed and been out for a lowish score the rest collapse and India don’t post a competitive score.
Kohli says they didn't think they could get to this score.
This is simply unacceptable at this level and in the World Cup.
Zing I usually agree with you, and I think he should have done better.. But Rahul and Surya were struggling. Having Jadeja with the tail wasn't a good idea. I understand why he did what he did here.
In situations like this you need a batsman to consolidate one end and make sure you're there to steady the innings so that there is more freedom at the other end to accelerate. It's more important in that situation to build a total (even if it's slow) rather than lose your wicket. Not that hard.
Deciding not to accelerate even in the final 10 overs with wickets in hand is taking "consolidating one end" too far. He played for his 100 and ignored what the situation demanded. There's no way anyone can defend that.
I definitely agree this is a possibility for us but at the point he was making this decision, it did not seem like it. There was time to attack, and if wickets were lost, to consolidate.
I think the Caf likes having extreme opinions.
It was a good knock from Kohli; at the same time, he should have batted with more intent in the last 10-15 overs. If this was closer to run a ball, there would have been a lot more praise.
It was a good knock from Kohli; at the same time, he should have batted with more intent in the last 10-15 overs. If this was closer to run a ball, there would have been a lot more praise.