Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 14: When it comes to his batting form, former India captain Virat Kohli is going through a hard patch. Kohli’s last international century came in any format of the game in 2019. Kohli just managed 26 runs in three matches in the recently finished three-match ODI series against the West Indies.
On Wednesday, Team India will begin a three-match T20 series in Kolkata against previous T20 World Cup champions West Indies. Vikram Rathour, Team India’s batting coach, spoke to the media ahead of the team’s training session at Eden Gardens, assuring that he is unconcerned about Kohli’s form with the bat.
“I have had no specific conversation with Virat Kohli. I don’t think he has been going through a lean form as he has scored plenty of runs in ODI and T20s last year. Yes, he had a relatively poor series against the West Indies. But he has been batting well in the nets. I am certain that he will bounce back soon,” Rathour told the media during a virtual conference on Monday.
Kohli finished the series by scoring only 8 and 18 and 0. Kohli collected 116 runs in three One-Day Internationals during the team’s recent visit to South Africa, including two 50-plus scores.
In ODIs, however, Rohit Sharma’s team accomplished a 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies. As the team prepares for the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia in October, the attention will move to the T20 format.
