That season was just phenomenal, he was a man possessed,” he added. “He proved that you can play T20 cricket with proper technique, even with that, not one or two, but he scored four centuries. Virat Kohli redefined the batting in T20 cricket in that particular season,” said Chopra on the JioCinema show’s Insiders Preview. He was more of a collector, grafter, maybe he would hit boundaries, but very rarely would you see him take the aerial route and hit five sixes in ten balls. “If you looked at Virat Kohli the batter before that, you knew he could get you runs but nobody looked at him as a quintessential rockstar T20 batter. He scored 973 runs in that edition, the highest ever in a single edition, in the tournament’s illustrious history. Kohli had solidified his name as one of the greatest batters in the history of the cash-rich tournament during his incredible 2016 season.

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that Virat Kohli redefined the batting in T20 cricket during his sensational 2016 IPL season. Bengaluru : RCB’s Virat Kohli during the practice session at Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on Sunday, March 26, 2023.

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