Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Monday backed Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli to get at least 400-500 runs in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
Kohli led RCB to a Super Over win against Mumbai Indians in Match 10 but only contributed 3 runs in a tie which saw 402 runs being scored by both teams in 40 overs. RCB in fact, have managed 2 wins out of 3 so far this season with Kohli scoring 14, 1 and 3 in those games.
Gavaskar however, is confident that Kohli, who had amassed a record 973 runs in the 2016 season, may have had a quiet start but he will make up for the lack of runs towards the end of the tournament.
“He’s a class act everybody knows that. So what if he’s had 3 quiet matches, he’s the kind of batsman who will make up for it towards the end.
“He may have started slowly but by the time the tournament ends he will have 400-500 runs which is what he gets every year. There was that one year when he got almost a 1000 runs (in 2016) and hundreds as well (4).
“He may not get 900 runs (in IPL 2020) because the first 3 matches have been quiet but 500 runs totally, they are all written there,” Gavaskar said on air after RCB’s match against MI.
