Former India batter Dinesh Karthik expressed his considerations about Virat Kohli’s struggle towards spin and his incapability to attain extra runs within the ongoing Test sequence.
Team India on Saturday skilled their first dwelling Test sequence loss in 12 years, dropping to New Zealand by 113 runs within the second match of the three-match Test sequence in Pune. India’s star batter Kohli had a disappointing outing within the 2nd Test, having scored just one and 17 runs within the 1st and 2nd innings of the match respectively. Apart from his 70-run innings within the first Test, Kohli, probably the most skilled gamers within the Rohit-Sharma-led aspect, has been struggling to attain runs in red-ball cricket.
Former India batter Dinesh Karthik expressed his considerations about Virat Kohli’s struggle towards spin and his incapability to attain extra runs within the ongoing Test sequence.
“Virat Kohli has not had it easy, the series has not been good to him, three out of four innings, he has disappointed. It’s obviously a recurring partner where spinners have troubled him, and I think he will go and figure out what he needs to do to come out stronger. He is a man, who is searching for answers. When you reach that level of genius and super stardom, you will be thrown challenges and here is another challenge. India likes to play on pitches that aids spin, what is his gameplan?” mentioned Dinesh Karthik whereas chatting with Cricbuzz.
Karthik additionally believes that Virat Kohli ought to return to home cricket to regain his form within the red-ball format.
“We all know what he is capable, this series was not meant to be. Like the fans have been saying, he has not done it for a long time and that we cannot run away from. We don’t want to sugarcoat it because we want to be as objective in assessing any player, any performance, at the moment Virat Kohli’s Test record in the last 2-3 years, has not been great against spin,” mentioned Karthik.
“What he needs to do, is probably go back to domestic cricket and focus on what needs to be done with the current rules of DRS. There is no doubt the left-arm spinners pose a big threat,” he added.
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