Manjrekar spoke about Virat Kohli's excellent batting show in IPL 2026 in a video posted to his Instagram account. Kohli finished IPL 2026 as RCB's highest run-getter of the season and won the Player of the Match award in the final.
In IPL 2026, Virat Kohli made a new record by becoming the first batter to cross the 600-run mark for four IPL seasons in a row.
He also hit 73 fours in the season, the third most by any player. Just like in 2025, Kohli became RCB's highest run-scorer in the IPL season, when his team won the title in 2026.
"He bats in third and fourth gear" - Manjrekar
In the video posted on his Instagram handle, Manjrekar said Kohli had found the ideal template for batting in T20 cricket.
"At this stage, watching him in this tournament, he has mastered the art of T20 batting that is needed in IPL cricket. Which means now he knows that he has to score at a 150 to 160 strike rate. So he cashes in the first six overs. The most important thing is that he has found this power game, which is just about optimum. It's almost like he is in third and fourth gear, while the others are trying to hit at a strike rate of 200 and 230," Manjrekar said.
"Because of that, there are mishits, and they have to be lucky with someone dropping a catch, and then their innings flourish. Virat Kohli has ensured that there aren't any mishits because he's just hitting the ball long enough to go over the boundary, thereby ensuring his technique and balance are right. The bottom hand jab comes into play," Manjrekar continued.
"He is still more reliant on fours" - Manjrekar
In IPL 2026, Virat Kohli hit 73 fours compared to just 25 sixes.
"When hitting boundaries, Kohli is still big on fours rather than sixes as he does in white-ball international cricket. Having mastered the art of T20 batting, I don't see it quickly fading away from Kohli. He will keep working on his fitness, and he has found this template to be consistent and go with the modern times of strike rate. This form of Virat Kohli will be there for a while, and thereby, RCB will be very fortunate and, in a way, very deserving as well," said Manjrekar.
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