Aakash Chopra, former India opener, claimed that the discussion around theperformance of Virat Kohli is no longer focused on the fact that he is yetto get his 71st century in international cricket but rather on hisprolonged dry spell across all game types.
According to Chopra, the story has reached a worrying point for India,particularly as the T20 World Cup link, whichbegins on October 16 in Australia, approaches.
Virat Kohli is no longer the player he was three years ago, according toAakash Chopra, who also noted that the ‘aura of invincibility’ has vanishedand the bowlers no longer dread the former India captain’s presence in themiddle.
In the world of international cricket, Virat Kohli has been experiencing aprolonged dry spell. In addition to 220 runs at 31.42 in 4 Tests and merely81 runs in 4 T20Is in the World Cup year, Kohli scored 175 runs in 8one-day internationals in 2022. When the former captain visited Englandafter a brief absence due to the IPL 2022, it was anticipated that he wouldregain his form. However, Kohli had trouble getting going in England,struggling in the postponed Test and the 4 matches with a limited number ofovers.
Kohli made the decision to skip the West Indies and Zimbabwe tour becausehis status in the T20I team was in doubt. But the selection committee andteam management chose him for the August Asia Cup 2022link,demonstrating their confidence in him.
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“There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind about Virat Kohli’s class and hisskills, and even if he doesn’t score another run in international cricketfrom here on, he will still be regarded as one of the greatest to haveplayed the game. A man who did superhuman things and mastered all threeformats like almost no others,” Aakash Chopra wrote in his column forESPNCricinfo.
“Still, there’s also no hiding from the fact that the bat that worked likea magic wand isn’t obeying his commands anymore. There are more misses thanhits. The aura of invincibility has faded and his presence doesn’t instilthe same fear in bowlers’ minds as it used to earlier,” he added.
Chopra clarified his comments on Virat Kohli slump by highlighting twoareas of concern that, in his opinion, are keeping the former captain fromreaching his top performance.
