Even if Virat Kohli returns to his old form, it will be difficult to score runs against the Australian team, says Ricky Ponting.
Virat Kohli, who used to be the hot-headed king of contemporary cricket, has been doing very poorly with the bat for almost the last two years. Due to this, Virat Kohli is facing severe criticism.
Virat Kohli, who was believed to be the backbone of the Indian team, showed poor performance in succession, and BCCI reduced the importance of the Indian team little by little.
Virat Kohli was rested against West Indies because of his poor performance especially in the series against England. After reaching 1000 days after scoring 70th century in the cricket series, the expectation of how Virat Kohli will perform in the upcoming Asia Cup was high.
But Virat Kohli struggled to bat in the first match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Virat Kohli would have lost his wicket in the first few balls of the field. But luckily Virat Kohli managed to score 30+ runs as the Pakistan player missed the catch.
Even though Virat Kohli scored 30 runs, it was a huge disappointment for Virat Kohli’s fans and the Indian team.
In the second match against the Hong Kong team, Virat Kohli played calmly and scored a half-century. Indian cricket fans are celebrating this half century more than Virat Kohli.
This is one sided but will Virat Kohli, who performed well against the less experienced Hong Kong me, perform well against stronger teams…or not..? There is a debate going on in cricket circles.
While some people are saying that Virat Kohli’s comeback is great, some people are still disapproving of Virat Kohli’s performance.
In that regard, former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has said that Virat Kohli’s comeback is good and I hope he will perform well in the World Cup series, but his game will not work against Australia.
Ricky Ponting said, “I hope Virat Kohli will do well in the World Cup series. I’m sure Virat Kohli will be one of the best batsmen in the World Cup in Australia. No matter how good he is, he can’t score runs against Australia. On the one hand, Virat Kohli is old. Returning to Palm is a happy thing. He is playing well in the Asia Cup,” said Ricky Ponting.