Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is of the opinion that nobody ought to decide Virat Kohli on his present type with the Indian stalwart able to making a serious assertion within the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Kohli has had a horrid time within the final collection in opposition to New Zealand the place he scored simply 93 runs in 6 innings at a mean of 15.50 as India went down 0-3 of their residence soil in opposition to the Kiwis.
“I’ve stated it earlier than about Virat — you don’t ever query the greats of the sport. There’s little doubt he’s an awesome of the sport. He loves taking part in in opposition to Australia. In reality, I do know he loves taking part in in opposition to Australia. And his report (in Australia) is excellent. If there’s a time for him to show it round, it’d be this collection. So, I wouldn’t be shocked to see Virat make runs within the first sport,” Ponting stated to ICC.
For the reason that starting of this 12 months, Kohli has averaged simply 22.72 in six Checks — the bottom within the format for him in a 12 months since his debut in 2011 which additionally noticed him slip within the ICC Take a look at rankings, transferring out of the top-20 record for the primary time in 10 years.
“I noticed a stat the opposite day about Virat; it stated he’s solely scored two (three) Take a look at a whole bunch within the final 5 years. That didn’t appear proper to me, but when that’s proper, then that’s, I imply, that’s a priority. There wouldn’t be anybody else in all probability even taking part in worldwide cricket as a top-order batsman that’s solely scored two Take a look at match a whole bunch in 5 years,” Ponting stated.