The chatter about Virat Kohli’s form is increasing by the minute. The righthanded batter was unable to get any of the runs in the second ODI against England, as he died after scoring only 16. He went after a throw that was outside the off-stump and so he lost his wicket to pacer David Willey. However, England captain Jos Buttler has now also come to support Kohli and says the former India skipper has scored so many points and he cannot understand why anyone would question that.
“I suppose it’s pretty refreshing for the rest of us that he (Kohli) is human and he can also have some low scores, but look, he’s been one of the best players, if not the best player. ” in ODI cricket in the world. So he’s been a fantastic player for so many years and all batters, it just proves, go through series where they don’t perform as well as they can sometimes,” Buttler said at a news conference.
“But as the captain of the opposition you know that a player of that class has to play all the time, so you hope it doesn’t come against us. Yes, incredibly surprised, as I said, his record speaks for itself. matches he has for India won and yes, why would you question that,” he added.
Kohli’s last international ton had arrived in 2019 and since then the three-digit mark has eluded him. The batter had failed to start in the Edgbaston Test and then the T20Is against England.
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Kohli will not be part of the Indian squad from July 22 for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies.
Speaking of the second ODI between India and England, the first was unable to chase 247 and the match was bundled for 146, losing the match by 100 runs. Reece Topley took a six wicket away for the hosts.
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