Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the upcoming ODI series will be crucial for him Virat Kohli Who is going through a bad phase with the bat. After winning the T20I series 2-1, Rohit Sharma & Co will lock horns against England in a three-match ODI series starting Tuesday.
Once again in the limelight will be Kohli who had a stellar performance with the bat this year. the former India The captain also failed in the recently concluded T20I series against England where he tried to adopt a fearless approach and was dismissed for 1 and 11 in the last two T20Is.
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Vaughan said that Kohli is not far away from a particular innings as he wants the batsman to score runs at a consistent pace.
“The pinnacle point in the series will be Virat. India needs Virat to return to form. They need to score runs. A few years back, we were saying that he is the greatest chaser in white ball history. I have glimpsed that he is not far from a real special innings. Hope we see it in the next series. In fact Virat wants to score runs consistently,” Vaughan told Cricbuzz.
Chasing a mammoth target of 216 runs in the third T20I, India lost Rishabh Pant early as he failed in his second stint as an opener and was dismissed for 1. Kohli came to bat at No 3 and tried to adopt India’s fearless approach with the bat. Despite hitting fours and sixes in the last two balls, he looked to make a big shot.
However, he missed the delivery from David Willey as Jason Roy took a fine catch at cover which added to his leanness.
Meanwhile, Kohli played six ODIs this year in which he scored 142 runs at an average of 23.66 while his last ODI century came in 2019 which is an alarming sign for him.
This will be Buttler’s first ODI series after taking over as white-ball captain from Eoin Morgan. After the disappointment of T20, the hosts will be desperate for a strong comeback. Buttler himself will try to score big after failing in T20.
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