“Cheteshwar Pujara Was Holding The Fort In 2018”: Ex Chief Selector’s Regarding Virat Kohli Comment

If solely numbers have been to be considered, Virat Kohli would unarguably be India’s go-to participant with the bat within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy beginning subsequent month. Kohli has been prolific towards the Aussies through the years, scoring over 1300 runs Down Underneath in Checks at a median of 54.08. However, regardless of possessing 8 tons of and 5 fifties below his belt towards Australia (total in Checks), Kohli’s title is not giving the veteran of Indian cricket a lot confidence.

Within the ongoing 3-match Check sequence towards Australia, Kohli hasn’t even amassed 100 runs in 4 innings. Whereas he has been named within the Indian staff for the Australia task, former BCCI choice committee chief MSK Prasad is kind of involved together with his type.

Whereas Kohli is an enormous title in world cricket, Prasad feels India will miss the calmness of Cheteshwar Pujara in Australia.

“Hundred %. In the event you take a look at the best way he carried out within the 2018 sequence, on one facet he introduced aggression into batting and on the opposite facet (Cheteshwar) Pujara was holding the fort. So we’re lacking the mix these two had, warning with aggression,” he mentioned on Star Sports activities.

“Pujara was enjoying solidly on one facet and Virat bought aggression from the opposite finish. The way in which Virat batted, he impressed everybody else. So the type of probably the most premier batter is certainly a trigger for concern, that too with the ICC Check Championship and the factors system that is there,” the previous India selector defined.

Within the final 10 innings, Virat has solely scored 245 runs at a median of 27.22. His return to type can be essential to India’s hopes of beating Australia within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Underneath. With the staff’s World Check Championship qualification probabilities additionally in steadiness, Kohli’s return to type change into extra essential than it has been of late.