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Chris Morris labels Virat Kohli a “genius” | Chris Morris was full of praise for RCB captain Virat Kohli after knock vs CSK

In the match against Chennai Super Kings, Indian captain Virat Kohli played the perfect innings by hitting 90, which helped the team win by 37 runs. Chris Morris, who made his debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore, praised the captain for his wonderful knock.

“After 16 overs, we just thought something needed to happen, there’s a reason why Virat has the most number of runs in the IPL, he is an absolute genius, he did really well against such an experienced bowling lineup, he likes to lead from the front, I like how he goes about his game, he is a leader who likes to win and it helps the rest of the team, I like how he goes about his game,” said Morris during the post-match press conference.

RCB’s projected score was 145-150, however Kohli’s doubles and boundaries in the last four overs helped them to post 170 target for CSK. “Halfway through our batting innings, I would be lying to you if I say we did not think that we needed to get a move on, Virat played brilliantly, the wicket was too paced and sticky, it was a Test match length wicket, you did not need to try too much on this wicket. At the end of the day, the wickets will get slower, hopefully, some of the bowlers will get luckier as compared to the batsmen,” he added.

Kohli completed his 6000 runs in IPL after this second 50 in 13th edition. “I was very nervous, it has been a while since I last played a game, so I was very nervous, I had butterflies in my stomach, it was like I was making my Test debut again. Happy to get on the park, any contribution I can make, it is a good feeling. I think it obviously has been an interesting competition for the bowlers so far, the pitches have changed slightly, somedays the dew comes in and it is a factor and somedays its drier, we have tried to figure it out as to what will suit our bowling unit. I think slowly but surely the guys are doing their job now. It is a nice bowling unit to be a part of,” he added.

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