Fans and previous greats have questioned Virat Kohli’s status in the team because of the impending T20 World Cup and the necessity for World Test Championship points to stay in the running for next year’s final, but his Pakistani competitor has expressed his support on social media.
After Virat Kohli’s form dipped, Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam spoke out in favour of the fellow generational talent.
Babar Azam becomes one of the few cricketer other than the Indian cricket team who has proved that Virat’s tough phase is a part and parcel of game, since he too has been in a position like this and understands the difficulty Virat might be facing by hearing the “expert noises” from outside dressing room.
Due to a groin injury, Kohli missed the first ODI against England and scored just 16 runs in the second game, which India lost by a score of 100 runs at Lord’s.
After scoring 1 and 11 in the T20I series and failing in the postponed fifth Test, the right-hander has now gone 77 consecutive international innings without reaching three figures.
Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal are both resting for the same tour, hence Virat Kohli is also absent from India’s T20I team to play the West Indies.
