Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli will be on the verge of achieving a major milestone when his team takes on the Mumbai Indians in Dubai on Monday. RCB will enter the contest after a 97-run loss to Kings XI Punjab, and Kohli, who has been struggling to get runs on the board, will be eager to play a big shot.
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If Kohli manages to get 85 runs against MI, he will achieve a big milestone at T20. Kohli will become the first Indian player to score 9,000 runs in T20 cricket. Kohli is currently the leading Indian player with the most T20 runs, with 8,915 runs in 283 matches.
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Overall, Kohli will be the seventh member in the 9000-race club in T20 cricket, only after Chris Gayle (13,296 races), Kieron Pollard (10,238 races), Brendon McCullum (9,922 races), Shoaib Malik (9,906 races), David Warner (9,318 runs) and Aaron Finch (9,088 runs).
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Meanwhile, following RCB’s massive 97-race defeat at the hands of KXIP, former India pacemaker Ajit Agarkar struck out at Kohli’s captaincy. Agarkar pointed to a couple of tactical decisions that he claimed hurt RCB with every inning, the first of which was Kohli handing the ball to Shivam Dube.
“I understand Dube had a couple of decent appearances. But when you get to the last end, when a hitter is ready and hitting over 100, you want your lead pitcher to come and play. Particularly in the last finale, because in T20 cricket, a couple of deliveries could make a big difference, “Agarkar said on ESPNCricinfo T20 Timeout.
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