Virat Kohli’s struggle with poor form has now become a very concerning topic after India’s shocking first home Test series defeat since 2012, this broke their 12-year long streak. Since January 2020, former Indian captain Virat Kohli has been seen to be quite inconsistent, Kohli has managed to score only two Test centuries in the last four years with both coming in 2023. One was against Australia on a largely flat wicket in Ahmedabad. The other was against West Indies.
“What Is Kohli’s Game Plan?”
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has been very vocal against Kohli, citing spin bowling as his main and recurring problem that has triggered a disturbing pattern of his dismissals.
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Karhtik noted that Kohli needs to find ways to overcome this weakness if he really wants to regain his past self. He also opined that Kohli needs to take a step down to domestic cricket as the latter is likely to find the much-needed confidence and rhythm with which he was conquering international cricket earlier.
“Virat Kohli has not had it easy, the series has not been good to him, three out of four innings, he has disappointed. It’s obviously a recurring partner where spinners have troubled him, and I think he will go and figure out what he needs to do to come out stronger. He is a man, who is searching for answers. When you reach that level of genius and super stardom, you will be thrown challenges and here is another challenge. India likes to play on pitches that aids spin, what is his gameplan?” said Dinesh Karthik while speaking to Cricbuzz.
Does Kohli Need To Go Back To Domestic Cricket?
“We all know what he is capable, this series was not meant to be. Like the fans have been saying, he has not done it for a long time and that we cannot run away from. We don’t want to sugarcoat it because we want to be as objective in assessing any player, any performance, at the moment Virat Kohli’s Test record in the last 2-3 years, has not been great against spin,” said Karthik.
“What he needs to do, is probably go back to domestic cricket and focus on what needs to be done with the current rules of DRS. There is no doubt the left-arm spinners pose a big threat,” he added.
Virat Kohli’s Struggle With Poor Form
In Tests Virat Kohli has scored 9035 runs in 117 matches, this includes 29 centuries and 31 half-centuries. His average remains 48.31 and strike rate- 55.77.
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The contributions from Kohli have come rather underwhelming, he just scored 88 runs in both the Tests. Team India also faced a complete batting collapse and lost the series against New Zealand by 2-0.
