Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket team’s star hitter, had a poor performance in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.
Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket team’s star hitter, had a poor performance in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Virat scored 6 and 17 before being bowled by Hasan Mahmud in the first innings and then by Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the second. All eyes are on the batsman to come back in the second Test in Kanpur, but he suffered a huge setback at the nets prior to the game. According to the Indian Express, he faced 15 deliveries from fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the nets and was ‘out’ four times. Bumrah’s fourth ball hit his pads, and he exclaimed “saamne laga hai (You are plumb)” – a comment Kohli acknowledged.
After chasing a delivery outside his off-stump two deliveries later, Kohli managed to get an outside edge. However, the quick bowler changed his line to the middle and leg stumps, foxing him twice in a row.
“It could have been the last one, but aakhiri wala toh short leg ka catch tha,” Bumrah remarked.
Even after moving to the opposite net to bowl against the spin combination of Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin, Kohli’s problems persisted.
When trying to play an inside-out shot, Jadeja missed the ball three times straight when Kohli tried to take him on. According to the article, this further left Kohli ‘agitated’.
Things took a turn for the worst, though, when Axar clean bowled him with a delivery that totally penetrated his defense. As he made room for Shubman Gill in the nets, that was the final ball that Kohli faced.
Sanjay Manjrekar, a former Indian cricket player, stated that it was detrimental to both Indian cricket and himself since superstar hitters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were not included in the just finished Duleep Trophy.
India A lifted the Duleep Trophy in its conclusion. Stars from the Indian international scene, including Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and others, participated in the competition. Nevertheless, Virat and Rohit were not included in the competition.In the first Test match between India and Bangladesh in Chennai, which was Virat’s first Test in eight months and Rohit’s first in five, it was clear that both players were suffering from ring rust as they were unable to make significant scores. Virat scored a pitiful six and seventeen in his two innings, while the Hitman scored five and six in each.
