Virat Kohli and his sorrows
Edgbaston| Cricket is a great standard and the game has proved time and again that there is no one greater than this. When asked about hitting a bad patch, Kohli was quoted as saying, “I saw it once when I toured England in 2014 and now people are just waiting for me to hit my bad patch. It’s what Shikhar Kohli was saying when he used to score. The former Indian captain dominated world cricket for almost eight years, starting in 2012 until the time of the pandemic, but then came a downturn that left cricket experts and fans around the world wondering what went wrong for the modern Indian legend. Happening.
There is a thin line of difference between “aggression” and “bad conduct” on the cricket field and the former Indian captain doesn’t seem to understand it. Kohli’s biggest skill was his ability to convert aggression into scintillating performance, but for now, it seems that aggression has stalled and performance has taken a back seat.
In the just concluded test match between England and India, Virat Kohli Came out and started sledging the in-form batsman of England Jonny Bairstow, With Shami operating, Kohli was caught on the stump mic saying, “A bit faster than Saudi, eh?” And it certainly didn’t go down well with Jonny Bairstow, who had dealt with New Zealand for centuries. As for the position of the match, there was no need to sledge Bairstow, and he was completely out of line. But this inappropriate behavior on the field is something that Virat sees as aggression and it is not showing anything while batting at the moment.
Kohli did not stop at Bairstow. He did the same with Alex Lees, who was facing the Indian attack before having tea on the fourth day. Virat also has a reputation for sending off opposition batsmen after being dismissed and he overs them several times. Made Kohli taste his own medicine, Joe Root Virat’s wicket was celebrated the same way when Stokes dismissed him in the second innings.
The wait is on for Virat’s 71st century and the moment it seems that he is far away from it. Virat has given up the captaincy of all formats to ease the workload from his shoulders but so far nothing seems to be visible in his batting.
Now is the time for Virat to get back his crown and claim his glory, a performance that made him the great player he once was.