Virat Kohli: How he learned to stop worrying and love the slog sweep again
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at HPCA Stadium, in Dharamshala, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)
It is not like Kohli didn’t possess the sweep, but just that it was as not instinctive as some of his other strokes. He would rather flick, glide or drive the balls that some of his colleagues, especially from the red-soil-groomed regions, would sweep. Even against spinners on raging turners, he would deploy the sweep as the last option. Take for instance his Test highest of 254 not out versus South Africa in 2019. The innings of 33 fours and a brace of six featured just two slog-sweeps (or sweep of any variety). (READ MORE)
