{"id":175071,"date":"2026-05-31T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175071"},"modified":"2026-05-31T14:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:21:59","slug":"virat-kohli-on-changing-t20-approach-the-young-players-are-pushing-you-to-improve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175071","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli on changing T20 approach: The young players are pushing you to improve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71045859\">Virat Kohli on Sunday said that the rising calibre of younger players in the Indian Premier League pushed him to change gears at the top of the order, a transformation that has worked in Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli ended unbeaten on 75 and guided RCB to 156 runs in the title decider against Gujarat Titans, winning the Player of the Match award. In IPL 2026, Kohli amassed 675 runs at an average of 56.25 and a strike rate of 165.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch is the demand of the game. The super young players are pushing you to up the ante. (On his fastest fifty in 25 balls) Gives you something to work towards. I had to change my mindset not my game so much, take on bowlers and get extra runs,\u201d Kohli said at the post-match presentation.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, RCB became the third side in the IPL to defend its crown. Kohli highlighted that the team\u2019s experienced players held the side through a second successful campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst target was to go top of the table. We didn\u2019t care what jersey was in front of us thereon. We\u2019re respectful, don\u2019t poke any team. We have mature professionals and experience shines through. Come the big situation you need the big boys to step up. I know it\u2019s a chase and they\u2019ll look to get me out early, but I knew we have a champion side that can chase it down with 3-4 overs to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we won last year, Mo Bobat said this is not the end of the journey and we had to go back-to-back. Told Venky [Venkatesh Iyer] we need to kill the game in the PowerPlay. There was total clarity. We had small targets and played free cricket. His intent was the difference-maker in the last three-four games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kohli also conveyed a message to the RCB supporters, saying: \u201cWe have 14 home games, not seven, we have fans behind us all the time. 90 per cent fans are on our side despite it being GT\u2019s home ground. That is what we have built over the years, their support is priceless. I hope they enjoy our win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 01, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/virat-kohli-change-in-batting-approach-aggression-ipl-2026-final-rcb-vs-gt\/article71045859.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli on Sunday said that the rising calibre of younger players in the Indian Premier League pushed him to change gears at the top of the order, a transformation that has worked in Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s favour. Kohli ended unbeaten on 75 and guided RCB to 156 runs in the title decider against Gujarat &#8230; <a title=\"Virat Kohli on changing T20 approach: The young players are pushing you to improve\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175071\" aria-label=\"Read more about Virat Kohli on changing T20 approach: The young players are pushing you to improve\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":175072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/VIS_8396.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175070,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175070","url_meta":{"origin":175071,"position":0},"title":"Virat Kohli hits winning runs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru retain IPL title &#8211; The Guardian","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Virat Kohli hits winning runs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru retain IPL title\u00a0\u00a0The Guardian'It's stuff that you dream of' - Kohli on hitting the winning runs in an IPL final\u00a0\u00a0CricbuzzIPL 2026, RCB vs GT Final Match Report, May 31, 2026 - Kohli, bowlers lead RCB to second straight IPL title\u00a0\u00a0ESPNcricinfoWatch: Virat\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":175133,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175133","url_meta":{"origin":175071,"position":1},"title":"IPL 2026 Final \u2014 Virat Kohli wins Player of the Match for unbeaten 75","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 31, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru was named the Player of the Match in IPL 2026 Final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. 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