Virat Kohli came to Australia with just 93 runs in six innings against New Zealand under his belt. When he was dismissed for five runs in the first innings, the noise around his place in the team became louder.
However, he returned to form in the second innings, scoring an unbeaten 100 runs off 143 balls, laced with 8 fours and 2 sixes, as India won the match by 295 runs. Former India batter Ajay Jadeja has said that players like Virat should never be questioned.
“Virat Kohli’s name is enough. His doubters can rest in peace now because genius is not born overnight,” Jadeja told ANI. “It takes years of hard work to become a good player, and he has been consistent for over 15 years. People have a habit of judging players by one series. You should never judge a star player,” he added.
Jadeja also hailed Yashasvi Jaiswal’s batting in Perth. The southpaw was dismissed without troubling the scorers in the first innings. He then rectified his mistakes and amassed 161 runs in the second essay to set up India’s 295-run win. “Imagine a batter scoring a duck and then returning to past 161. You should never give up. You may score a zero, but you always have a chance to score heavily.”
In 15 Tests, the left-handed batter has managed 1568 runs at an average of 58.07, four hundreds, and eight half-centuries. “His story is inspirational. I think it is a long journey, and he has had a great start to his career.”
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