‘Easier said than done’: Virat Kohli's brother hits back at critics; star slams another ton

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s bat erstwhile again became the loudest effect aft India mislaid the three-match ODI bid against New Zealand 1-2, with the erstwhile captain’s elder member Vikas Kohli taking a pointed swipe astatine critics questioning the great’s choices precocious successful his career.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!India went down by 41 runs successful the bid decider successful Indore, but Kohli stood gangly amid the collapse, producing a sublime 124 portion chasing a daunting 338. Across the 3 matches, the 37-year-old amassed 240 runs astatine an mean of 80, with scores of 93, 23 and 124, underlining his enduring dominance successful the format.

The sound came days aft erstwhile India batter and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar questioned Kohli’s determination to discontinue from Test cricket and proceed successful what helium described arsenic the “easy” format of ODIs.

The remark, made during the 5th Ashes Test successful Sydney wherever Joe Root and Steve Smith struck centuries, drew wide disapproval from fans.Vikas Kohli joined the chorus connected Sunday, soon aft Virat registered his 54th ODI 100 and 85th planetary ton. In a station connected Threads that has since gone viral, helium aimed a crisp barb astatine Manjrekar. “I wonderment if Mr Expert of cricket has immoderate suggestions for the easiest signifier of cricket.

You request to beryllium determination to bash that. Anyways, arsenic I said, Easier said than done,” helium wrote.

The numbers backmost the sentiment. In Kohli’s past six ODIs, helium has scored 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries. He besides struck a 100 and a 50 for Delhi successful the Vijay Hazare Trophy, silencing doubts astir his information aft stepping distant from Tests.Kohli volition adjacent diagnostic successful India colours successful July 2026 during the England ODI tour. Before that, helium volition crook his absorption to IPL 2026, aiming to assistance Royal Challengers Bengaluru support their title.