After another failed outing, Virat Kohli There was some support on Twitter from Pakistan skipper Babar Azam who advised Kohli to keep his mind in these tough times. “This too shall pass,” said Babar, as he invited lots of praise on social media for his comment on the former India captain, whose T20 credentials are under scrutiny. Appreciated Babur after Michael Vaughan, who is now former India Cricketer Irfan Pathan also gave a classy reply to Babar’s post. Check it out.
But you will be remembered for this.
—Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) 15 July 2022
Soon after the tweet was released, many cricket fans started praising Babar for supporting Kohli. In a press conference, on the eve of Pakistan’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Babar revealed the reasons behind the tweet in favor of Kohli.
“Definitely. Look, as a player, I know you can go through such phases. I also know what phases a player goes through and how one can come out of it.” At that time, you need support,” said the Pakistani captain.
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“As a player, I just tweeted thinking it would just give some support. He is one of the best players. He (of cricket) has been playing a lot and he knows how to come out of these situations. It takes time, if you support the players, it will be really good,” Babar said.
Kohli has not scored a century in international cricket since 2019. After missing the first ODI against England at The Oval due to a groin strain, Kohli scored just 16 runs in the second match at Lord’s, which India lost by 100 runs.
This meant that the right-handed batsman has been without a century in 77 consecutive international innings. Prior to the ODI series, Kohli had scored 1 and 11 in the second and third T20Is and 11 and 20 in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston.
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