Former Indian chief selector, MSK Prasad has opined that former Indian skipper, Virat Kohli should consider taking a significant break from cricket to get his batting form back and be fresh before the start of Asia Cup. Prasad also added that Shikhar Dhawan should open the innings for Team India in T20I World Cup to be played later this year. Virat Kohli is struggling to score runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. However, he has managed to score only 216 runs from 11 innings at 21.60.
Virat Kohli has witnessed a series of low scores, including two back-to-back golden ducks. He scored a half-century against Gujrat Titans (GT) but it came at an extremely slow pace. Also, his knock of 30 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from 33 balls was disappointing for the team. Many former cricketers have expressed their opinion that he should take a break to regain his form.
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Former chairman of selectors, MSK Prasad has also echoed the same thought and said that Kohli should go on a break and be fresh before Asia Cup.
During a recent chat with PTI, MSK Prasad said, “But yes, I want Virat to take a significant break and before the Asia Cup, he should be fresh, up and running.”
KL Rahul has been a consistent performer this season as usual and he is one of the strongest contenders to win the Orange Cap. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has also been struggling in the ongoing edition amassing just 155 runs in nine innings at 17.22. MSK Prasad has also said that KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma will be indispensable in the Indian team in the T20I World Cup. He also suggested that Shikhar Dhawan can open for the Indian team in the T20I World Cup.
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Explaining the same, MSK Prasad said, “These three are indispensable if fit. There is no way that you can leave any one of them for the World T20. But yes, if I look at numbers, I might just try someone like Shikhar Dhawan at the opening slot and check Rahul out at No.4. He has a T20 hundred in Manchester some years back in middle-order, so why not.”
