Delhi: News is coming that Virat Kohli is planning to play county cricket before the Test series in England this year. This news should be taken simply in this way that Team India's star batsman Virat has also accepted that after the disappointing performance in the Test series against Australia, he needs better quality match practice. If there is a Test series in England, what could be better than match practice in England itself? Despite Virat's 100 in the first Test in the Australia series, scoring only 190 runs in the series, coupled with his infamous weakness on the ball outside the off stump, does not at all match the level of cricket for which he is known.
Just three 100s and 2028 runs at an average of 30 in 39 Tests since January 2020 is a nightmare for a batsman like him. On top of that, his search for the right technique during the series made it more complicated. The thing to note is that this is not the first period in his career when he appeared to be stuck in trouble. Every time he came back, why not this time? Watch the 10 worst periods of Virat's Test career (in at least 3 Test series):
India tour of Australia 2016-2017: Virat's worst performance so far (against Australia) in at least a 3-Test series was on turning pitches in his home country, scoring just 46 runs at an average of 9.20 in 5 innings, with a top score of 15 runs.
India tour of England 2014: This was the first such series in which he got caught in the weakness outside the off-stump and James Anderson dismissed him 4 times out of 10 and told the bowlers all over the world as his biggest weakness. This troubled Kohli for many years. Record in this series: Only 134 runs in 10 innings without 50 and the top score was 39.
West Indies tour of India 2011: Only 76 runs in 5 innings in the 3 test series in which the top score was 30 runs.
India tour of New Zealand 2024: In fact, the current bad phase started from this series last year on its own pitches and it had a significant contribution in Team India facing 'whitewash'. Record: 70 in Bengaluru Test, only 23 runs in next 4 innings and total 93 runs.
India's Australia tour 2024-25: The same trend continued in Australia also. After 100 in the first Test in Perth, his form was poor in the next 4 Tests and he was out particularly on poor shots outside the off stump – a total of 8 dismissals in the series, each caught behind the wicket. Record: Total 190 runs with top score 100* and average 23.75.
India tour of England 2021: Then he scored 249 runs in 5 tests at an average of 27 in which only two were 50 and the top score was 55 runs.
India tour of England 2021: 172 runs in 4 Tests at an average of 28, with only two 50s and a top score of 72 runs, on familiar spin-supporting pitches.
India tour of England 2012-13: 188 runs at 31 average on home pitches which included 100 in Nagpur. It is clear that nothing special was done in the rest of the series. Record: 188 runs in 4 Tests at an average of 31.33.
India tour of South Africa 2015-16 : He struggled a lot against fast bowling and scored only 200 runs at an average of 33 in 4 Tests, with only one 50 in 6 innings, with the top score being 88 runs.
India's Australia tour 2011-12: This was his first test series in Australia. Failed in the first two Tests, followed by 75 runs in Perth and 100 in Adelaide (first in Test cricket). Although there was evidence of his talent, the Australians were not impressed at all. Record: 300 runs in 4 tests with top score of 116 runs and average of 37.50.
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