Former India captain Virat Kohli is going through his poor form during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 tournament. He batted as an opener in all seven innings for India but flopped badly and could only score 75 runs. Although Kohli is going through a bad phase, he is still a complete game-changer. 'King Kohli' still has a chance for a royal finish by scoring big in the crucial IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final in Barbados on June 29.
Meanwhile, former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that Virat Kohli should not try to be too aggressive and should stick to his natural game. Speaking on Star Sports after Virat's flop show with the bat in India's semi-final match against England, Shastri said, “This is not his game. He is going for it too early, especially when Rohit Sharma is playing aggressively at the other end.” He added that he is more conservative but he can easily get compromised if he spends more time at the crease.
In the semi-final match against England, opener Virat Kohli started cautiously but then changed the momentum of the match by hitting a huge six off Reece Topley in the third over. However, just two balls later, he attempted another big shot towards mid-wicket but misjudged the ball, resulting in his dismissal. “He will get out in the same fashion when he tries to get out of his zone,” Shastri said.
Ravi Shastri said that he has tried to make shots that are not there. You should do this when you are in top form, when you have scored 300 runs in the competition. When you are thinking of breaking free when there are no runs, it is not easy. The key word is rhythm. Former English cricketer Nasser Hussain said, “I think Kohli should have played the way Kohli has done for a decade.”
