Former India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes there is no need to worry about Virat Kohli’s form after he was dismissed for zero in the third and final ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday. Kohli had a low-key series against the Windies, getting out for 8, 18 and 0 in three matches. India, however, completed their first clean sweep against the Windies in the ODI series, winning all three matches in a big way.
Speaking about Kohli’s form, Gavaskar highlighted the fact that the former India captain had scored two half-centuries in the recent ODI series in South Africa and that it is all about his form due to the fact that Kohli had set very high standards of batting. past tense.
Gavaskar also highlighted the fact that Kohli may be in the middle of a “lean patch” but there is nothing to worry about.
“Let’s not make it an issue. Any batsman can get out and he (Kohli) is a human being. Just he has set such high standards that we are even discussing it. Like I said, bad patch with anyone Could be too.
“He’s probably going through a lean phase where his first mistake is turning out to be his last. Rohit Sharma didn’t get any runs today. He didn’t score any runs in the last match either. He scored 60. First game, But we are not talking about that. Virat Kohli scored two 70 runs in just 4 matches in South Africa.
“So, I don’t think there is anything to worry about. Just sometimes the batsmen don’t get runs and that’s what happened with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma,” Gavaskar said during the show on the host after the match. Broadcaster Star Sports.
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Virat Kohli’s form has been under the microscope for some time as he has failed to score a century in any format since November 2019. His last century in ODIs came in August 2019, when he got back to back tons on the tour of West Indies.
In 21 innings since then, he has been dismissed for naught three times, and recorded 4 more single-digit scores. He has also scored 10 half-centuries in this period, which is a clear indication that Kohli is in good batting form.
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