Virat Kohli looks at the ball after playing a shot during the first test match.© AFP
With India currently facing South Africa, former cricketer Ashish Nehra feels Virat Kohli will “be unhappy with his performance” on the first day of the ongoing first Test at Centurion. Kohli could only manage 35 off 94 balls before losing his wicket to Lungi Ngidi in the 69th over. to speak on cricbuzzNehra felt that “converting good starts into big totals” was becoming an “issue” for Kohli.
“We expect a player like Virat Kohli to convert a good start into big totals. He should be disappointed with himself too. But, if you look at the numbers, he hasn’t come in the smoothest of situations. That includes the series against him as well. Involved. England. If you talk to Virat Kohli, he is not the kind of person who would say that we played against England and South Africa so it was difficult (making big innings). He wants to score a century, Double century and right. So. He should be unhappy with himself because it is definitely an issue”, he added.
On Sunday, Kohli got a full-length delivery while swinging away from Ngidi. In his attempt to clear it away for runs, Kohli chased it outside off-stump and in the process dismissed the ball to Viaan Mulder at first slip. The Indian captain had to leave for the pavilion after a good start.
“If you look at this dismissal, the South African bowlers forced him to make a mistake, that’s the beauty of the game. I hope he gets out of the zone, after the bowlers get out of the area.” There will be tough times,” Nehra said.
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He said, “The bowlers did not give him much space. They forced him to play that shot. We all know that Virat is not at the top of his game like he used to be a few years back. But, how is his mentality? The sense of the game he has, I don’t think he is far from the big innings.”
The second day of the ongoing Test match was called off due to incessant rain with the game resuming on Tuesday. KL Rahul (122*) and Ajinkya Rahane (40*) will open the batting for India, who are on 272 for three.
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