IPL 2020: Irfan Pathan cites Virat Kohli's knock to reason why fitness is key for athletes

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan was all praise for Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli as latter guided his side to a commendable total with a 90-run kck. Virat Kohli's kck wasn't a typical T20 kck and certainly t in conditions in UAE, with mercury levels soaring. Bangalore skipper's 90 run kck saw just 4 sixes and 4 boundaries but saw a huge amount of runs collected by running in between wickets, something that Irfan Pathan pinpointed as a key that all athletes must possess. 

Taking to Twitter, Irfan Pathan pointed out that Virat Kohli h taken 28 singles and 11 doubles during his kck under hot conditions in Dubai and that he did so without getting exhausted. Irfan Pathan said Virat Kohli's running between wickets in such tough conditions was a prime example of why fitness is key for all athletes. Players have struggled to run between wickets so far owing to heat, with many players including likes of MS Dhoni who h exhausted mselves by sprinting between wickets. 

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Irfan Pathan hails Virat Kohli's fitness

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'It was one of our most complete performances': Virat Kohli

"It was one of our most complete performances. We got into a bit of a tricky position in first half. From re on, we pushed forward. We spoke during second timeout that 140-150 would be good. Ended up getting more than that. It was a tricky pitch. Really pleased to get two points. We have back-to-back games coming up, so important to build momentum," said Kohli during post-match session.

He ded, "It's about understanding conditions and respecting game. Inste of trying to hit every ball into second tier of stium. Having played so much cricket, especially T20 cricket, I have learned that if you are set at death, you can capitalize. Before that, I was trying to do too much. If you think too much about responsibility, you get burdened. That Super Over where I h to strike, else we would have lost, freed me up. Training all se days also helped. Yes, he's (Chris Morris, who played his first match of season) been really good, gun on field and three wickets on debut. With him and Gurkeerat, batting also gets deep. When you get momentum in this format, it can be difference between finishing at top or at bottom."

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Bangalore beat Chennai

Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli labelled his team's performance against sourn rivals Chennai as one of ir most complete performances. Bangalore beat Chennai by 37 runs in Dream11 IPL 2020 league match at Dubai International Cricket Stium on Saturday. Virat Kohli's unbeaten 90 powered three-time finalists to a competitive total of 169/4 in ir 20 overs. In reply, three-time champions' run chase was t up to mark as y were playing a catch-up game after having lost early wickets as asking rate kept on getting steeper. Ambati Rayudu top-scored with 42 as former champions were restricted to 132/8. Kohli was judged Man of Match for his stellar kck.

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