"Can Take The Game Away...:" Virat Kohli Pinpoints Australia's 'Impact Player' Ahead Of WTC Final

07.06.2023 - 05:51 sports.ndtv.com

India's star batter Virat Kohli has praised Australian batsman David Warner ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final starting on Wednesday at the Oval, London.

In a video posted by ICC, Virat called Warner an "Impact player" for Australia. He said that when Warner gets going then it is difficult to stop him as he does not make many mistakes. "Virat Kohli knows the impact David Warner can have in a big match," the ICC Twitter handle captioned the video.

Virat Kohli knows the impact David Warner can have in a big match #WTC23https://t.co/xTsNVc8mg1 "Impact player. When David gets going, he can take the game away from you pretty quickly.

He's someone that you probably look to get out pretty quickly otherwise he can hurt you very early and consistently. He seems to have this zone that he gets into where he just starts hitting boundaries and doesn't stop and he doesn't make many mistakes in that space," Virat said to ICC. "He has always played impactful innings for Australia across formats and test cricket as well he's had some amazing innings that he had played for the Australian team and is certainly a very dangerous player and someone that you need to get rid of pretty quickly.

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