Former India skipper Virat Kohli recently faced criticism from several quarters for his decision to take a break from India’s ongoing tour of West Indies.
In recent times, Kohli has skipped several bilateral series. And it has coincided with his poor performances on the field. Unsurprisingly, he has been slammed by fans as well as experts for his decision to skip international series while struggling with his form. 0
Prior to being rested for the West Indies series, he was also rested for the home T20I series against South Africa last month. Earlier this month, the former India skipper endured a difficult tour of England as he struggled throughout.
In the rescheduled Test, he managed to score only 11 and 20 as India lost the game. The right-hander’s form did not change in the limited-overs format too. Kohli looked like a pale shadow of his usual self too, scoring 1 and 11 in the T20Is. In the succeeding ODI series, he managed to score only 16 and 17.
Break unlikely for Virat Kohli:
Amidst all the criticism faced by Virat Kohli, former India spinner and member of the IPL governing council, Pragyan Ojha has delivered a major update on the star batsman.
Ojha has said that Kohli is going to play all the series in the build-up to the T20 World Cup and more. Ojha stated that Kohli is unlikely to take any more break this year after returning to action following the West Indies tour.
“By comeback I am talking about getting runs. Once a batter of his calibre gets a few runs going, then things change drastically. And I am sure as I am hearing that after the West Indies tour, he will be going for all the series thereon.
“I don’t think he will take any breaks, which is a great thing. He should be doing that. I don’t think there is an issue in his skill or anything else. He’s been batting brilliantly, but sometimes how you handle yourself mentally matters. Keep in mind the schedule.
“Look at Ben Stokes… he just said ‘boss, we’re not vehicles that you just put petrol and we start running’. At times his effects everybody. But I am saying that, Virat must play every chance he gets because if you don’t play how will you get the confidence?” Ojha told Jamie Alter on his Glance chat show, The Alternate View.
