India batter Cheteshwar Pujara said Virat Kohli has answered his critics who claimed he wasn't batting at 140-150 strike rate through his performance in IPL 2025. "Kohli has batted at a strike rate of 140-150 and above [this season]...He has evolved as a batter," he added. Notably, Kohli scored 657 runs in IPL 2025 at a strike rate of 144.71.