Former Skipper Mohammad Hafeez heaps praise on India’s Virat Kohli

Former Skipper Mohammad Hafeez heaps praise on India’s Virat Kohli

Indian batting great Virat Kohli’s form and performance are under thescanner with former cricketers saying that he should take a break fromcricket including the former all-rounder, Mohammad Hafeez.

Discussing his recent performance in the Indian Premier League, the formercricketer said that he should give himself a break for self-analysis, andrevisit his strategy as it might be mental fatigue that has disturbed hisform.

It could be mental fatigue, a different environment, or different pressuresduring that period. I think he is a living legend. But I think he shouldgive himself a break, do some self-analysis, and revisit his strategy.

While appreciating his thirst and passion for cricket, Hafeez stated thathe has always seen professionalism in him as the way he dedicated himselfto the game and what he has achieved in over a decade of his career.

The achievements he has and his honesty with the game. The way he hasplayed this game with a lot of love and passion, I have never seen anyplayer do like this. I have seen a lot of professionalism in him. I thinkinstructing him what or what not to do would be wrong, but in my opinion,there are a lot of factors. If I go on my personal experience, the reasonfor your lean patch is yourself. At some point, you are not sticking toyour basics which is why the lean patch is extended.

The former all-rounder further added that Virat is a technical cricketerand knows the basics of the game and if he starts working on his basicsagain it will definitely bring his form back.

And the basics in his game are already there, he is a wonderful playertechnically, tactically. I have never seen a better player than him in mycareer. But the factors around him, if he honestly assesses them and giveshimself a break and works on his basics again, will help any player and notonly Virat Kohli. But if anyone will continue playing under lots ofpressure and different thoughts, it never works.