Virat Kohli’s long-term skinny patch is not a concern for the Indian team, batting coach Vikram Rathour said Monday, expressing confidence that the superstar batter would be back in the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies in Kolkata. The 33-year-old, whose tenure as all-format captain of India came to an end last month, had a disappointing run in the recently concluded three-match ODI series with a total score of 26 runs at an average of 8.6 with a best of 18.
Rathour said it doesn’t mean a lack of form, as Kohli does well in the nets.
“I don’t think he’s going through a lean phase. I understand he had a bad run against the West Indies (in ODIs), but no talk as such,” Rathour said in a media interview leading up to the three-match match. T20I series starting Wednesday at the Eden Gardens.
In ODIs, Kohli last scored a century against the West Indies in August 2019, in Port of Spain and since then he has had 10 50-plus scores but failed to convert them to a ton.
In the past 12 months, he was part of nine ODIs, scoring a total of 271 points.
“He’s hitting the nets really well and the kind of preparation he’s putting in. We’re waiting for… I’m sure he’ll be back between the runs in one of these innings,” said the batting coach, holding the ball forcefully. supported. former skipper.
The series is seen as India’s preparation for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October and Rathour said he is confident the batters will put on a strong show Down Under.
“I don’t think we have any problems with the shot we have. All our batters are capable of hitting well under those conditions.
“That is of course the focus at the moment. We are working towards the World Cup in Australia…unfortunately we are struggling a bit with the injuries at the moment, few people are missing.
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“Until we have everyone available it’s difficult to determine what their role will be. But so far that’s the focus. We’ve started our preparation for Australia,” he said.
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