What could be worse than this for Virat Kohli? Saw such a day for the first time in my 17 year long career. – Read

Are Virat Kohli’s stars in decline? Should it now be assumed that Virat Kohli is on the decline of his career? You might be wondering why all these questions? Actually, such indications have been found. Now something has happened to Virat Kohli in the year 2024, which has been seen for the first time in his 17-year long career. The year 2024 is the first calendar year for Virat Kohli since making his international debut in 2008, in which the statistics do not match his temperament. And, this is not just in one format of cricket. Rather, this story is of all three formats. In such a situation, the question is what will become worse now? Because, the figures that are in front are already the worst.

Virat did not play in any format

Virat is called ‘King’ Kohli. But, at present, the image of that king seems to be gathering dust. Why this is so, you can understand from his Test, ODI and T20 statistics in the year 2024. Virat Kohli has played 17 innings in Tests so far this year, in which he has scored 376 runs at an average of 25.06. During this period, Virat Kohli has scored 1 century and 1 half-century.

The story of Virat’s poor performance in ODI and T20 is the same as in the Test format. In ODI, he has scored 58 runs in 3 innings at an average of 19.33. Meaning neither a century nor a half-century was scored. Similarly in T20, he could score only 180 runs in 10 innings. During this period his strike rate was 119.20 and average was 18. Virat has scored 1 half-century in T20 this year.

Declining performance, burning questions

It is clear that whatever be the format of cricket, Virat Kohli’s performance has dropped badly in the year 2024. Virat is now 36 years old. And, due to the decline in his performance, questions have started being raised about him. Those questions are also related to his retirement. There are also speculations that if Team India is not victorious on the Australia tour, then huge changes can be seen in Team India after that.