Scored only 2 centuries…, says former Indian opener on Virat Kohli’s form after failures in IND vs NZ 2nd Test in Pune

Virat Kohli, who has been the biggest run machine in world cricket for more than a decade and a half, is struggling with poor form these days. This is why former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised questions on Kohli’s form.

New Delhi: Virat Kohli, who has been the biggest run machine in world cricket for more than a decade and a half, is struggling with poor form these days. This is why former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised questions on Kohli’s form. In the Test series being played against New Zealand, the bat of this legendary batsman is completely silent.

This right-handed batsman was successful in scoring a fifty in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test, but after that, he flopped in both innings in Pune. In such a situation, Akash has expressed concern about his form.

“Is Virat Kohli’s Test form a concern? He has scored only two centuries in the last five years. It’s a concern if you see his numbers for the last five years and that was before the start of this Test match. He played only six innings in 2020 and had an average of 19. He played 19 innings in 2021 but had an average of 28, with no century,” he said.

“In 2022, he played 11 innings, again an average of 26, with no century. He did score two centuries in 2023 for sure, the average jumped to 55, but let’s also remember that one century came in a drawn game on a flat pitch in Ahmedabad. You won’t rate that too much. This year as well, he was going at an average of 32 in eight innings and now this Test match has also passed,” Chopra observed.

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