IPL 2022 Final: Rashid Khan Recalls His Conversation With Virat Kohli On The Latter's Century Drought, IPL Form

Rashid Khan is fresh off his IPL title win with Gujarat Titans. He has termed it as the biggest achievement of his cricket career yet. On Sunday, Hardik Pandya’s side won their maiden IPL in their very first season by beating Rajasthan Royals in the final.

Rashid Khan was one of the key performers for GT taking 19 wickets in IPL 2022 and playing a few cameos with the bat. Meanwhile, he recalled his conversation with Virat Kohli earlier in the season while interacting with Sports Tak.

Virat Kohli had one of his worst IPL seasons in 2022. He ended the season with 341 runs in 16 innings at 22.73, with a strike rate of 115.99. This includes two fifties and four golden-duck dismissals. Rashid though said that Kohli spoke about being positive and saying that a big knock is due soon. The former Indian skipper hit his last international century back in 2019.

“Kohli’s Century will come very soon. We are so much waiting for his hundred and hopefully it will happen very soon. He is still scoring 50, 60 or 70 runs.

“See in Test cricket, he has scored 60, 70 runs by surviving in tough and difficult conditions. But he has scored so many centuries and set his standard so high, everyone expects that he should score a century every day” said Rashid.

Virat Kohli’s Century Will Come Soon: Rashid Khan

“That day when we (me & Virat Kohli) met in the practice sessions. Kohli batted so long in the nets. He was telling me ‘there’s something coming soon, and that ‘a good innings will happen soon, my job work hard and prepare hard,” he further added.

The former Indian skipper has been rested from the upcoming T20I series against South Africa. He will make a comeback in the one-off Test against England to be played in Birmingham in June. India will also play a three-match ODI and T20I series after the Test match. Whether Kohli will be picked in the white-ball squads remains to be seen.

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