Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif opened up about Team India’s star batter Virat Kohli’s weakness ahead of his Ranji Trophy comeback. Kohli will play his first match in the red-ball domestic competition after over 12 years, as he is in Delhi’s final group match of the season against the Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, beginning Thursday, January 30 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Kaif said: “I could not believe that our match against Delhi in 2012 was Kohli’s last Ranji Trophy match. The weakness he had earlier is still there. The way Bhuvneshwar Kumar got him out twice, I cannot believe that the same weakness is still there. The way he was getting out in Australia, he got out in the same way in that Ranji match. Despite having weakness against outside off-sump balls due to his tight bottom hand, the stature he achieved is commendable. He has 50 centuries in ODI cricket.”

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Mohammad Kaif also opined that Virat Kohli playing in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 could benefit India before the 2025 Champions Trophy. He also stated that the batter has a chance of returning to form by scoring big runs in the domestic as well.

“Playing a Ranji Trophy match is a win-win for everyone. Virat Kohli will get some practice and if he scores runs and gets back to form, it will benefit India a lot. So, we pray that he does well and spends some time at the crease. We hope he gets the kind of success he got in the 2023 ODI World Cup in the 2025 Champions Trophy as well,” Mohammad Kaif concluded.