Virat Kohli to be included in Zimbabwe tour to regain batting form
Mumbai, First Published Jul 21, 2022, 11:13 AM IST
Mumbai: Earlier, there were reports that former Indian captain Virat Kohli, who was absent from the West Indies tour (WI vs IND), will return through the Asia Cup (Asia Cup 2022). Before this, it is not clear whether Kohli will play in the three ODIs (India Tour of Zimbabwe 2022) against Zimbabwe. But it is suggested that Virat Kohli should return to form before the Asia Cup by playing against Zimbabwe.
There is still time left for the selectors’ meeting. BCCI sources told Hindustan Times that the plan is to include Kohli in the Zimbabwe tour to regain his batting form. Meanwhile, BCCI may rest the senior players in the matches against Zimbabwe. There are also reports that KL Rahul will lead India in the tour of Zimbabwe.
The ex-Pak player says that even those who have played one or two matches criticize Kohli
Kohli to gain a foothold
Virat Kohli continues to disappoint even in innings where he gets off to a good start. Has not seen a century since November 2019. Kohli, who has faded in the IPL, was completely disappointed in the recent tour of England. Virat Kohli scored only 76 runs in six innings at the crease in England. The highest score is 20 runs. Kohli’s last 100 was in the historic pink ball Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata on 23 November 2019. After this, Kohli could not reach three figures in 78 innings.
The 33-year-old Virat Kohli has scored 8074 runs with 27 centuries in 102 Tests, 12327 runs with 43 centuries in 261 ODIs and 3308 runs in 99 T20Is. Kohli has 70 international centuries to his name. Despite being hailed as a legend under the age of 30, Kohli’s bat has been under fire for more than two years. With this, the demand to expel the player from the team became stronger.
Where is the Asia Cup? confusion
Meanwhile, concerns about the Asia Cup venue continue due to internal problems in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has informed the Asian Cricket Council that it cannot host the tournament due to political and economic crises in the country. Sri Lanka is withdrawing from hosting the Asia Cup after the third edition of the Sri Lankan Premier League was postponed. The Sri Lankan Cricket Board also stated that the Asia Cup can be hosted in any other country in the UAE. The Asia Cup cricket tournament is scheduled to start on August 27. India are the current champions in the Asia Cup.
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