Youngsters Finding It Hard To Adapt To ODI Cricket? Virat Kohli Says "Flat Pitches..."

Star India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli opened up on the "beauty of ODI cricket", saying that the format needs one to utilise all facets of the game and spoke on general public and players' lack of patience in the format in current days. Virat was speaking on the latest episode of the RCB Podcast, released on the franchise's YouTube channel. With his consistency, records, and match-winning ability, Virat has made a case for himself as perhaps the best ODI batter ever, with 14,181 runs in 302 matches and 290 innings at a stunning average of 57.88, with 51 centuries (most by a player) and 74 fifties. He holds plenty of records in the format and has a 50-over World Cup title and two ICC Champions Trophy titles to his name.

Speaking on the podcast, Virat said, "The beauty of one-day cricket and a lot of people realised that in the Champions Trophy as well. You need to bring in all facets of your game to be successful in ODI cricket. You need to have patience, you need to have the explosive game, and you need to have stamina. You need to have explosive power and to have that intensity, especially while fielding. Because it's not a format that is running slow."

He said that one needs to show the T20 intensity over the period of 50 overs and though with lesser ODIs being played, players have got more used to lengthy Tests and quick T20s, one still needs to be dynamic in ODIs. He also noted the struggles of the younger generation, who grew up on a healthy diet of T20s, in adapting to the tempo of the 50-over format.

"You still have to apply all those facets of the game because sometimes the conditions might not allow you to play in a T20 manner. So you have to buckle down, still strike at 90, 92,