The first name that strikes to a Cricket Fanatic when they hear the word ”Aggression” is Virat Kohli. He has always played the game with aggressiveness and always delivered the goods for the team. Meanwhile, the fast bowler from South Africa Kagiso Rabada feels that the aggression of Virat Kohli looks immature for him.
Explaining the reason, Kagiso Rabada quoted that the Indian skipper Virat Kohli can’t take the abuse, which looks very immature for him. He also added that the aggression might make Virat Kohli do things well for the team but Rabada feels that would be silly.
During the Indian Premier League 2019, Virat Kohli and Kagiso Rabada were involved in a heated exchange. Revealing the same, Kagiso Rabada quoted that Virat Kohli can start the fight but he can’t take back the abuse from the opposite person.
“I was just thinking about the game plan, really, but Virat, he hit me for a boundary and then he had a word. And then when you give it back to him, he gets angry. I don’t get the guy. Maybe he does it because it gets him going, but that comes across as very immature for me. He is a phenomenal player but he can’t take the abuse. But those things can’t distract you,” Rabada told ESPNCricinfo.
Virat Kohli can’t take abuse – Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada added that he would love to involve in the fights, which would make him deliver with more intent. Further, he went on to explain a scenario, which took place between him and Virat Kohli.
“In fact, for me it just wakes me up, if anything. If somebody comes at me and says, “I’m going to hit you. I’m going to clobber you. You are soft”, it wakes me up because – it’s a fight-or-flight response. In the next over you bowled with a bit more pace into Kohli’s body, and he found it hard to get away. Did that exchange rev you up to come back hard and push him onto the back foot?,” he added.
Well, the duo is the best in the business at present. If there can be any bowler at present, who can challenge Virat Kohli, it would Kagiso Rabada, who can bowl at a 150KMPH on a regular basis. They will be fighting against each other on June 5th.