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Virat Kohli Will Be Fine If He Can Be Calm And Play At His Own Pace, Says Shastri
Virat Kohli: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes Virat Kohli can make a turnaround in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy if he can maintain his composure, play at his own rhythm, and resist the urge to be in a rush. The talismanic Kohli managed to hit just one half-century and averaged just 21.33 across India’s five home Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand. In the unprecedented 3-0 series loss to New Zealand, Kohli could amass only 93 runs in six innings.
Such has been his lean patch that Kohli has dropped out of the top 20 ICC Men’s Test batting rankings. “Your juices are flowing, you're charged up. It's again a case with Virat. You want to see calmness because at times you are over-eager to get out there and throw the first punch,” said Shastri on the ICC Review show.
“But I think that calmness in the first half an hour where he gets out to bat or in the first three innings of the series will be extremely important. If he can be calm and play the game at his own pace rather than being in a hurry, I think he'll be fine," said the former India captain and head coach.
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