Pune: Indian cricket team legend Virat Kohli was out after scoring just 1 run in the first innings of the second test match against New Zealand. Virat Kohli had also disappointed in the first Test match of the series, although in the second innings, he had raised hopes that he was back in his form by playing an inning of 70 runs, but he flopped again in Pune. Virat Kohli faced 9 balls at the crease in which he could score only 1 run. Virat Kohli got out after scoring only 1 run. This may not be hurting the fans that much, but the way he played a cross shot against left arm spinner Mitchell Santner. The fans will definitely be disappointed after losing their wicket. With this, a record was also registered in the name of Virat Kohli which he would never want to remember. Especially left arm spinner has now become his weakness.
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How has been Virat’s record against left arm spinners?
In the last few years, Virat Kohli has been seen struggling against left arm spinners on Indian soil. Virat Kohli has been able to score only 259 runs against left arm spinners in 21 Test innings since 2021. In this his average was 28.78. Talking about getting out, Virat Kohli has lost his wicket 9 times against left arm spinners in these three years.
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Apart from this, if we talk about before 2021, Virat Kohli’s record has been somewhat good. Virat Kohli made his Test debut for Team India in 2012. From 2012 to 2020, Virat had scored 619 runs in 36 innings against left arm spinners at an average of 123.8. Talking about getting out, in those 8 years, Virat lost his wicket only 5 times against the left arm spinner.