Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that aggressive instinct in Virat Kohli is the reason for his poor form rather than any technical issue. However, Virat Kohli has scored only 124 runs which came at an average of 24.80 in the five innings he has played so far.
Meanwhile, the 55-run knock was his only half-century of the series against England so far. During an interaction on Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel, Irfan Pathan shared his views on Kohli’s underwhelming performance.
He said: “I feel more than the preparation, Virat Kohli looking to dominate is forcing him to play deliveries outside off-stump. It is just that small thing. More than technical, Virat Kohli’s aggressive thinking is causing him problems.”
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On the other hand, former India player Anjum Chopra feels Virat Kohli’s pursuit of excellence is the reason for his downfall. She elaborated: “He also knows that he has to score runs. But the thing about error-free batting, that he will make a statement is putting more weight on his shoulders and maybe not allowing him to move freely. I feel he needs to bring his standard slightly lower than the error-free batting he is trying to do.”
Meanwhile, Sanjay Bangar shared that Virat Kohli needs to have more patience against the England bowlers. He observed: “The bottom line as far as I am concerned is that Virat Kohli has not shown the patience that England bowlers have shown against him. That was the only difference.”
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He explained: “He has not got out defending a lot of times. He has gone towards the ball in all his dismissals. If you see his dismissals from 2014, he did not get out playing the drive as many times as he got out defending. I feel he is playing the sixth or seventh stump delivery, which is not required to be played.”
With the series are currently 1-1, Team India, as well as the captain, Virat Kohli will try to do well in the remaining two Test matches.
