Jamieson, who was also Kohli’s teammate at Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2021, admitted that Kohli played at a significantly superior level compared to his peers. He also acknowledged that oppositions will have to be alert when Kohli comes into play.
“From an opposition point of view, it’s hard to say whether this is the best version of him or not. He’s been quite good for a long time, right? Every time you come up against him, you feel like you have to be at your best to even compete. He’s at a different level, he plays the game at a different level than most cricketers, (and) he’s looked pretty good for the most part,” Jamieson said, as quoted by India Today.
Jamieson admitted that he enjoyed watching Kohli bat and praised the way the 37-year-old batsman batted through the middle phase of the chase.
“We’ll just have to try and come up with some plans to contain him, but (then) you don’t contain the big ones, they have a bit of their own way, so we certainly enjoyed watching him play. He (Kohli) controlled the pace through the middle and set up the innings for his team,” he added.
India won the match with four wickets and six deliveries to spare. Kohli was the top scorer for both teams and was named Player of the Match for the 45th time in ODIs, behind only Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar. The two teams will play the second and third ODIs in Rajkot and Indore respectively.
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