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New Delhi, Nov 8: Ben Stokes, an all-rounder for England, praised Virat Kohli in a press conference in Adelaide on Tuesday before of India’s semi-final match and asserted that the star Indian batter can never be written off given his performances. Stokes was making reference to the recent downturn Kohli experienced before regaining his form at the World Cup.
“He has earned the right to be never written off. He has produced the numbers consistently in all three formats. We as players playing the game, never take the past results in the coming games,” said the England all-rounder.
#WATCH | England all-rounder Ben Stokes talks about Virat Kohli, says "he has earned the right to never be written off." pic.twitter.com/vaTw23rtnA
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2022
When asked about Rohit Sharma’s performance in the current T20 World Cup, Indian captain Virat Kohli said that the batter is a world-class athlete who has proven his mettle in the short format and should never be underestimated.
“He is one of the best to play the game, especially in this format. You can’t think about their previous performances and play the game. He is a world-class player and we won’t be taking him lightly at all,” said Stokes.
When asked about the form of World No 1 T20I batsmsan SuryaKumar Yadav and England’s plan to counter the batsman, he said, “He has come in and set the world alight. He is a fantastic player. He plays shots that leave you scratching your head sometimes. He is in great form but we will try and get him down not allow him to get into the run pages.”
On November 10, England and India will square off at the Adelaide Oval for a chance to go to the T20 World Cup 2022 finals.
