Virat Kohli, IND vs. AUS: Virat Kohli is struggling to get his form back in Test cricket. Team India has to face Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy after the third Test vs New Zealand. Virat’s form in Test cricket remains a concern for team India. His numbers do not justify what he has achieved throughout his career. India, a two-time World Test Championship (WTC) finalist, has yet to win the trophy. They fell sort to New Zealand and Australia in the previous two WTC final matches.
10 innings, 245 runs
Rohit Sharma led team India on top of the championship point chart despite losing the Test series at home against New Zealand. Virat Kohli could not make enough impact with his bat. Former team India selector MSK Prasad also feels that Kohli needs to get back his before the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Former team India captain has scored just 245 runs in the 10 innings, with an average of 27.22.
Virat-Pujara combination
Speaking to Star Sports, former India selector Prasad said, “If you look at the way he (Virat Kholi) performed in the 2018 series, on one side he brought aggression into batting and on the other side (Cheteshwar), Pujara was holding the fort. So we are missing the combination those two had: caution with aggression.”
MSK Prasad said:
“He (NK Reddy) is not Hardik, who bowls at 140. He just bowls at 125 to 130kmph. I am just a little concerned with his experience in red-ball cricket because he hasn’t played the format enough.” pic.twitter.com/JlPGEi6HTJ
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“Pujara was playing solidly on one side, and Virat got aggression from the other end. The way Virat batted inspired everyone else. So the form of the most premier batter is definitely a cause for concern, that too with the ICC Test Championship and the points system that’s there.”