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"Career SR 64.31" Virat Kohli's Brother Shows Mirror To Manjrekar For Strike Rate Dig

Akshita Patel

 Virat Kohli's Brother Takes Stand [Source: @TheRantingGuru, @cricket_broken/X.com] Virat Kohli's Brother Takes Stand [Source: @TheRantingGuru, @cricket_broken/X.com]

Virat Kohli’s brother, Vikas Kohli, has slammed former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar for questioning Virat’s strike rate in IPL 2025. Manjrekar recently said that the battle between Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah is no longer a clash of the best players as the former is past his prime.

Virat Kohli is playing a good season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He is currently the second highest run scorer in the tournament with 443 runs in 10 games, including 6 half-centuries. 

His strike rate stands at 138.87, which many believe is more than decent in tough batting conditions this season. 

Vikas Kohli Responds To Manjrekar’s Criticism

Former Indian cricketer and now commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has been praising players who score runs at very high strike rates and recently left Virat Kohli out of his top 10 batters list for the season. 

Manjrekar’s list included players like Nicholas Pooran, Travis Head, Phil Salt, Shreyas Iyer, and Priyansh Arya, all of whom have strike rates above 150, some even above 200.

Vikas Kohli, Virat’s elder brother, didn’t take the remarks lightly. He took a jab at Manjrekar’s own career, posting:

“Mr Sanjay Manjrekar; Career ODI strike rate: 64.31. Easy to talk about 200 plus strike rates."

RCB are currently on top of the points table with 14 points from 10 matches. With just 2 more wins, they will qualify for the playoffs.

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