Virat Kohli Century Drought: Virat Kohli hasn’t scored a Test century in more than 1200 days, which is three years, and a fifty in about 15 Test innings. He only scored 111 runs in five innings in the current Border-Gavaskar Test series, raising concerns about his form. However, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting backed Kohli to find his mojo in red-ball cricket. Ponting also noted how challenging it has been for batters to play in the current Border-Gavaskar series due to the turn and bounce the pitches have provided. Follow IND vs AUS LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Speaking on the ICC Review, Ponting said, “For Kohli, I have said that over and over, champion players always find a way. He might be in a bit of a drought at the moment, might be not scoring runs which we all expect him to score but he is a realist as well. When you are a batsman and your are struggling and not scoring runs, you are pretty aware of that yourself. I am not concerned about this because I am confident he will bounce back.”
“I am not looking at anybody’s form in the series because for batters it has been an absolute nightmare. Australia have done a remarkable job by turning around those first two Test matches and coming back to win the third. We all know batting has been so incredibly difficult. And it has not been because of the turn, but also the uneven bounce which makes you lose trust in the wicket and if that happens you are guessing all the time which makes batting really difficult,” he said.
Virat Kohli Century Drought: 1200 DAYS without Test CENTURY, Virat Kohli gets backing from Aussie legend Ricky Ponting, says ‘Confident he will bounce back’, Follow IND vs AUS LIVE Updates
Even with Kohli’s struggles over the past three years, when the India star failed to reach the triple-figure mark across formats, Ponting has remained one of his most devoted supporters. Ponting had stated time and time again in earlier interviews that “champion players always find a way,” and Kohli did succeed in doing so.
The 33-year-old broke his long drought by scoring his remarkable and first century in a T20I match during the Asia Cup last year, followed by two ODI hundreds. And even though it was expected that he would maintain his form in Test cricket as well, Kohli was unable to do so.
Virat Kohli Century Drought: 1200 DAYS without Test CENTURY, Virat Kohli gets backing from Aussie legend Ricky Ponting, says ‘Confident he will bounce back’, Follow IND vs AUS LIVE Updates
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