Former India captain Virat Kohli lost to Rohit Sharma and Co in a three-game series against New Zealand. Wasim Jafar believes Kohli needs to get back to his true self before the Border Gavaskar Trophy begins.
After breaking several records against Sri Lanka, former Indian skipper Virat his Kohli was advised to extend his run in the ongoing New Zealand free scoring in his series. However, in-form batsmen were rare in the series opener when Kohli was betrayed by spinner Mitchell his Santner at the 1st One Day His International (ODI) in his three-match series held in Hyderabad. good batting showed his error.
Batting icon Kohli lost to New Zealand in Raipur on Saturday in another mediocre result as India pulled off a comfortable victory. Former Indian opener Wasim Jafar shares his views ahead of the next India-New Zealand meeting and believes he will return to the scorers list at the third ODI in Indore on Tuesday. Expanded support for Machine Kohli.
With Australia set to travel to India for his high-profile Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2023, Jaffer said Kohli needs to get his form back before the Red Ball series begins. I feel “Virat Kohli must be disappointed with the layoffs in this series. Adil Rashid and Adam Zampa, among others, have struggled with legspin for a long time, but now, two games in a row, Mitchell Sun I’m settled on Toner’s left arm,” Jafar told ESPNcricinfo.
The 34-year-old has scored just 19 runs in three straight games. Cori was cleared by Santner in the 1st ODI with an unforgettable score of 8 out of 10. Santner then beat Kohli in a low-scoring competition in Raipur, with the former Indian skipper stumped on 11 of his 9 balls. “Keeping the big picture in mind, I hope Kohli makes a good comeback in his third ODI. Australia will be touring soon, but there will also be a good bowling session with Nathan Lyon who will be there.” So there’s always an expectation that he’ll score and do well,” Jafar added. Kohli stars India will face New Zealand in the third and final ODI of the series on Tuesday at Holker Cricket Stadium.