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    "title": "Virat Kohli Is A Champion Batter & He Is Back In The Zone: Sanjay Bangar",
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    "excerpt": "Kohli slammed his maiden T20I ton against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup and followed it up with a match-winning knock of 63 in the series-deciding T20I against Australia.",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar has said Virat Kohli, following a string of fine performances with the bat in the Asia Cup and the recently-concluded T20I series against Australia, knows he is back in the zone, which bodes well for Rohit Sharma&#39;s side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kohli slammed his maiden T20I century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup in the UAE and followed it up with a match-winning knock of 63 in the series-deciding T20I against Australia at Hyderabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He (Kohli) is a champion batter. He has done that for India for such a long period of time. He knows he is in that phase where he is enjoying his game big time,&quot; said Bangar, the Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bangar also said he is seeing a huge change in the former India captain&#39;s body language after his return from a self-imposed month-long break from cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;He knows that the rhythm is back, the hunger is back, you can see that with the body language that he is displaying along with his mates. That&#39;s what you want to see in him, enjoying,&quot; said Bangar while talking on Star Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bangar further added, &quot;There was a phase where the pressure was getting to him. But after the break, the sense of enjoyment is back, the feeling of hitting a cricket ball is back in his game.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Not just Bangar, former Australia cricketer, Matthew Hayden was also all praise for Kohli&#39;s batting. Hayden added that Kohli at No. 3 was an asset to India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Scorecard<\/a><\/p><p>&quot;We have been speaking a lot about this. For me, it&#39;s almost a non-discussion. He (Kohli) bats at No. 3 for this reason. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have got a really good opening partnership. You consolidate at No. 3. The glue is what Australia have been missing in this series, that is Steve Smith,&quot; said the former Australian opener.<\/p>\r\n",
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