Kohli Urges LSG Rookie Mukul to Add Anchoring Skills to Power Game

Overview

• Mukul Choudhary said Virat Kohli told him to prioritise staying till the end and finishing matches, comments published Saturday, May 23, and shared in a Star Sports/JioHotstar video.
• The exchange followed Kohli praising Mukul’s match-winning 54 not out at Eden Gardens earlier in the season and advising him to learn to hold one end when wickets fall at the other side.
• Mukul’s overall IPL returns remained moderate outside that Eden Gardens knock, with 169 runs in nine innings at an average of 33.80 and a strike rate of 144.44 for Lucknow Super Giants.
• The moment came as LSG prepared for their final league game against Punjab Kings, a match LSG were already eliminated from while PBKS needed a win to keep playoff hopes alive.
• LSG coach Justin Langer has publicly backed Mukul’s potential as a finisher, and Kohli’s advice highlights a broader T20 trend that selectors prize composure and game-management as much as raw six-hitting.