'He Isn't Someone Who Asks For Loads Of Data But...': RCB Analyst Lauds Virat Kohli
Freddie Wilde has lauded Virat Kohli's strategic brilliance, aligning instincts with data.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru data analyst Freddie Wilde has said that during team meetings within the franchise where he shares his numerical inputs, Virat Kohli contributes as well, not with numbers but with his analyses, which remarkably fit with the data.
Kohli has already called time on his T20I career after India's winning T20 World Cup campaign last year. A generational talent and one of the best all-format batters cricket has seen, Kohli scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85 in Tests, including 30 hundreds.
Wilde, speaking on the Love of Cricket podcast, has given some insights into Kohli's strategic brilliance during team meetings.
'You can see Virat's cricketing brain kicks in at those moments. We have team meetings, batting meetings and I'll often lead those by sharing data, bowler by bowler, their patterns, phases and matchups," Wilde said while speaking to Jos Buttler on the podcast.
'What is brilliant is how Virat contributes. He picks up stuff that the data doesn't always show. He's not someone who asks for loads of data, but what is reassuring is how his gut instinct often lines up perfectly with the analytics," Wilde said.
Meanwhile, ace New Zealand batter Kane Williamson has lauded Kohli's contributions to Test cricket, two months after the latter decided to quit the traditional format, in what came as a shocking decision to some.
'Someone like Virat, so many great moments throughout the international game, but the bond outside of the pitch is something that is far more special and those experiences that have been shared," Williamson said while speaking to The Times of India.
'All good things come to an end and the way he has been able to make those decisions that feel comfortable to him. It has been incredible going out on his terms etc, although he is still involved in one of the formats," Williamson added.
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