New Delhi: Australia beat India by six wickets in the fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday, January 5. The Indian batters failed to deliver consistence performances throughout the series which resulted in the 3-1 series loss.
The Men in Blue also failed to qualify for the World Test Championship final after losing the Sydney Test. Veteran Indian batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have struggled to score runs. Rohit dropped himself from the last Test of the series while Kohli only managed to score 23 runs in both innings.
Overall in the series, He has scored just 190 runs at an average of 23.75, including one century. After his poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan criticised Kohli. He said that in 2024 in the first innings, Kohli’s average is just 15 and if we take out his numbers in the last five years his average is just not even 30.
“Is this what the Indian team deserves from his senior player? Instead of him, you give regular chances to a youngster, give him time to get prepared, even he can average 25-30. Because we are discussing about the team here not the individuals” said Pathan on Star Sports.
He further added that India doesn’t need superstar culture, they need team culture. Pathan also said it has been more than a decade since Kohli played domestic cricket.
“Since then even the legendary Sachin Tendulkar played domestic cricket and has retired altogether. He didn’t have to play, but even he came to play” Pathan added.
Virat Kohli’s poor form since 2020
Virat Kohli has scored 2028 runs in 39 matches at an average of 30.72 since 2020, including three centuries and nine fifties. Last year, He amassed 440 runs in 11 matches at an average of 23.15, including one century and one fifty. Due to his poor from, His average in Test cricket has dropped from 54.97 in 2019 to 46.85 now.
Former India cricketer criticised star India batter Virat Kohli for his poor form in Test cricket after the series loss against Australia. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
