Last Update: March 03, 2023, 08:24 AM IST
It has been more than three years since Virat Kohli scored a Test century. (AP Photo)
Virat Kohli last scored a Test century in 2019 during India’s first day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata
happened in last year’s asia cup Virat Kohli Scored his maiden T20I century. The expression on his face upon achieving the feat was more one of surprise than relief, given that he would at least look to break his century drought in all forms of cricket which was close to three years.
Since then, Kohli has hit three more hundreds, all in ODIs, indicating that the drought has indeed come to an end. However, the struggle in Test cricket continues.
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It was in November 2019 that Kohli last scored a century in whites during India’s first day-night Test. The closest he has come to registering a score in three figures since then was in 2022 when he scored 79 in Cape Town.
Due to this, his Test average may have been broken but it does not mean that Kohli is struggling with form. In fact, at times, he has tried hard to settle down, played flowing cover drives, played solid defensive shots, but somehow, one mistake sealed his fate.
Former Australia international Mark Waugh says it is hard to believe that a player of Kohli’s caliber has waited so long for a Test century.
Former Australian batsman Mark Waugh said, “I can’t believe a player of his class has gone so long without scoring a century.” fox cricket,
“He’s been in good touch recently, he’s batted well in one-day cricket. I know it’s not Test match cricket, but his last three innings in Test cricket have indicated that he’s been really, really good. playing. He’s middle the ball, he’s seeing the ball well and his defense is strong. He’s just making the odd mistake and it’s costing him dearly. He hasn’t had a lot of luck He makes one mistake and he is out,” Waugh said.
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Waugh observed that Kohli did not look relaxed when he went out to bat and said that the pressure of scoring a century was weighing on him.
“He is a world-class player and I think a hundred is just around the corner for him. He is feeling the pressure, there is no doubt about it… I think he is a bit tense when he is out in the middle. Happens,” Waugh said.
“He’s got really tight hands, he likes to feel the bat on the ball. Even after he got out in the first innings, he played the same way, it would have been fine if he’d played towards mid-on, but he Played it around my front pad.
He goes on his front foot, which is technically not a very good thing to do in India. We have seen him playing back in the crease in a few innings, which is well suited to slower pitches. No obvious weakness, but he seems to have made a mistake and it’s gone.
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