Virat Kohli has been bowled out 10 times with scores below 10 (single digit) in the 2024-25 Test.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan says India does not need superstar culture. We need a team culture. Players must focus on the team rather than individuals. While Sunil Gavaskar did not accept his advice and said: We don’t know cricket.
After India’s defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) on Sunday, former cricketers Irfan Pathan and Sunil Gavaskar criticized senior players like Virat Kohli in the post-match session.
With a 6-wicket victory in the Sydney Test, Australia won the five-match series 3-1 and qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s from 11th to June 15.
Virat played domestic cricket a decade ago: Irfan Irfan told Star Sports after the match, tell me when was the last time Virat Kohli played domestic cricket. So, on this anchor, Jatin Sapru said, in 2012. Irfan said, “It has been over a decade since he played domestic cricket. The great Sachin Tendulkar was also not away from domestic cricket for that long.
Virat has bowled on balls outside the off stump 8 times in 9 innings of the 2024-25 BGT series.
Sachin played domestic cricket even when it was not necessary. Irfan said Sachin Tendulkar played domestic cricket even when it was not necessary. He did it because it was important for him to stay on the field for four days and then come back to play in the second innings.
In 2024, Kohli’s average in first innings is just 15 and if we take the numbers from the last five years, his average goes below 30. Does any senior Indian player deserve this? It would be best if a young person had continued opportunities and was asked to prepare. Even his average will be around 25-30. The focus should be on the team and not on individuals.
We don’t know anything – Gavaskar Before the start of the Sydney Test, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar had advised the Team India management to hold a practice match. But he ignored it. After India lost that match, he said on Star Sports’ post-match show: Hey, we don’t know anything. We don’t know cricket, we’re just here to talk on TV. Don’t listen to us. Let it pass over your head.
Irfan, 40, does not disrespect Kohli, said, we do not disrespect Virat Kohli. He has done a lot of good work for the country, but the problem is that he leaves again and again because of the same mistake. There is a technical defect that they have not yet fixed.
Sunil Gavaskar is here on the field, how long will it take Kohli to talk to him or ask questions to any other big player? Mistakes can only be corrected through hard work, something Kohli has not shown.
Kohli returned to the pavilion disappointed after being bowled out in the second innings.
Rohit-Kohli should decide what is best for cricket – Gambhir’s Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday spoke about the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. After losing by 6 wickets in the Sydney Test, he said: “I cannot comment on the future of any player. It depends on the players, their hunger (Rohit-Kohli) and their commitments. He is expected to make every effort to take Indian cricket forward. He was asked about the future of Rohit-Kohli.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli performed poorly in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, questions arise about the future of these two. A day earlier, Rohit Sharma had said in an interview to Star Sports that he wants to play and is not retiring yet. Rohit was ruled out of the Sydney Test due to poor form. …