"The Less You Say, The Better": KL Rahul Sums Up Virat Kohli's Charisma

With Virat Kohli joining Rohit Sharma among India's century makers in the World Cup, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul hopes the others too will chip in with triple-figure knocks to help the team maintain its unbeaten run in the league stage. After India captain Rohit scored 131 against Afghanistan in India's second game in New Delhi, Kohli's 48th century — 103 not out off 97 balls (6x4s, 4x6s) ensured a fourth consecutive win here on Thursday. The team's next challenge will be against a formidable New Zealand who have got the better of India in ICC events of late, including the 2019 World Cup semifinal and WTC final in 2021.

“Virat, the less you say the better about it. He has been notching up those numbers for years now — that is what he did again. There was an opportunity at the end, (and) he finished the game for us,” Rahul told the media here after India's seven-wicket win over Bangladesh. “Getting a hundred is always very special, I am really happy for him. Ro (Rohit Sharma) has got a hundred now, Virat has got a hundred (too). Hopefully, as the World Cup goes (on), a few more of us can get these hundreds and keep winning the matches,” Rahul expressed.

Rahul said India were not much troubled despite Bangladesh openers Tanzid Hasan (53) and Litton Das (66) making most of the powerplay to add 93 runs.

“We knew it was a good wicket and they got off to a good start. We have been in this situation before, not just us, every other team when the openers get off to a really good start and the new ball comes on really nicely on the bat,” he said.

“But once the field opens up, it becomes better for the opposition to control the run rate and that is what we did. Once we got a couple of wickets, we were back to building pressure on