India\u2019s Batting Scorecard<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the score card of the Indian batting innings. It is evident that Kohli was the best player <\/strong>of the day.<\/p>\n Breaking down the scorecard even further.<\/p>\n Batting in an ODI or a T20 is a game of taking risks<\/strong>. While the outcomes like Total Runs scored and the Strike Rate can be similar between two batsmen, what\u2019s really interesting is the way one crafts the innings.<\/p>\n Rohit Sharma scored 86% of his runs from riskier shots (i.e. boundaries)<\/strong>. Out of his 56 runs, only 8 were scored by taking singles or twos which meant he played a lot of dot balls and to cover that backlog, he had to play riskier shots. Eventually, he got out playing trying to hit a big shot. As they say, \u2018He lived by the sword and died by the sword!\u2019.<\/p>\n Contrast this to the other approach, evidenced here by Virat Kohli who scored 122 runs but only 44% came from riskier shots <\/strong>(i.e. boundaries). Most of his runs (56%) came from running between the wickets. He kept, what the commentators love to call, the \u2018Scoreboard Ticking\u2019. The result of this is that the pressure to hit big shots went down, even on his partner. Kohli and KL Rahul could then cherry pick the balls on which they wanted to hit the big shots.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more surprising is that Kohli had the highest strike rate amongst all the batsmen! He had a strike rate of 130 as compared to Rohit Sharma\u2019s 114.<\/p>\n This \u2018Portfolio approach<\/strong>\u2019 to batting is what separates Kohli from the others and puts him in the league of GOATs. This style also enables him to adapt to different formats, conditions and scenarios with comparative\u00a0ease.<\/p>\n If you think of it, isn\u2019t this the same as investing? The simple \u2018Singles<\/strong>\u2019 are akin to investing in Debt Mutual Funds and FDs,\u00a0and the quick \u2018Doubles<\/strong>\u2019 are like investing in Higher Yielding Corporate Bonds. Hitting \u2018Fours<\/strong>\u2019 are like investing in Large Cap Equities and \u2018Sixes<\/strong>\u2019 are like investing in Mid and Small Cap Equities.<\/p>\n A well-structured portfolio will have a significantly better result over a period rather than taking bets haphazardly. This also lets you stay in the game for longer. And when you stay in the game longer, the returns will automatically follow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I hope you enjoyed reading this. Feel free to share your thoughts, and until next time,<\/p>\n Happy Investing,<\/p>\n Vijay The recently held Asia Cup hasn\u2019t been the most exciting of competitions \u2013 mainly due to the not so well thought out plan to hold it in Sri Lanka during the monsoons. Quite a few games were wiped out because of rains. But one match that I found very interesting was the Super Four\u2019s match […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-4933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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