Discussions about Virat Kohli’s form will go on till he gets back his lost batting mojo. East . Its been over 2 years now India The captain doesn’t have a century. Also, the last few months have been really tough for him as the 33-year-old, who was once known as the ‘run machine’, has not been consistent with the bat in hand.
recently completed IPL 2022 was one of the worst seasons for Kohli as he managed only 341 runs at an average of 22.73. He 22. ended the tournamentRa Rank in the run-scorers list. In addition, he achieved three gold ducks this year; Most for him in a season in IPL history.
Several experts have spoken about Kohli’s bad patch and former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is the latest to join the bandwagon. Speaking in an episode of ICC Review, the latter spoke at length about the Indian batsman, taking examples from his own experience.
“It (poor form) is going to happen to everyone at some stage. Ponting said in an episode of ICC Review, Virat probably had a run of 10 or 12 years where he did not get down many times.
“But there was a lot of talk and speculation around the IPL about how tired and burnt out he could be. It is up to him to work and assess and find ways to improve, be it a technical thing or a mental thing. I am sure that being complete professional, he will work on it and get it done very quickly,” he said.
Ponting also highlighted an important aspect of being a cricketer, where one does not feel physical and mental fatigue. The former Australia captain feels that Kohli must be going through the same phase at the moment.
“One thing I know from experience is that often you as a player deceive yourself that you are not really tired, that you are not tired physically or mentally. You always find a way to get yourself up for training, you always find a way to prepare yourself for the game. It’s not until you really stop and for a few days you realize how tired and exhausted you are.
“So that could be exactly where Virat Kohli Ponting said, it is now, but I am sure he will not be down for very long.
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