Virat Kohli afraid of England seamers? County cricket takes a dig at star batter
The official web page of England’s premier home top notch competitors ‘County Championship’ has taken a dig at star India batter Virat Kohli amid experiences of him retiring from Check cricket. Kohli has knowledgeable the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his intention to retire from the longest format of the sport earlier than the upcoming tour of England, starting from June 20.
Kohli’s determination has come to gentle only a few days after India captain Rohit Sharma’s retirement from Check cricket. As experiences of his retirement surfaced on social media, County Championship took a dig at Kohli, importing a video of England bowlers shattering the stumps within the ongoing match. The official web page of the County Championship shared the video with the caption ‘We don’t blame you Virat.’
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Kohli doesn’t have a memorable file in England, having scored 1096 runs from 17 matches (33 innings) at a mean of 33.21 with two lots of and 5 fifties to his identify. His solely prolific tour in English situations got here in 2018 when he was adjudged Participant of the sequence after ending as the best run scorer of the five-match rubber. Kohli accrued 593 runs from ten innings at a mean of 59.30 with two lots of and three fifties to his identify.
Kohli’s Check kind since 2020
His Check kind has been on a downward slope ever since 2020, as he has scored simply 2028 runs from 39 matches (69 innings) at a mean of 30.72 with three lots of and 9 fifties to his identify. Since 2024, he has 440 runs to his identify from 11 matches (21 innings) at a mean of 23.15 with 100 and one fifty to his identify.
On account of extended poor kind, his Check common has additionally taken a large hit, having dropped from 54.97 in 2019 to 46.85 at present. Therefore, the star batter is considering retirement after not having the ability to return to his classic greatest.
Nevertheless, a senior BCCI official has spoken to Virat Kohli, urging him to rethink his determination. It stays to be seen if Kohli reconsiders his determination and makes himself out there for the all-important tour.
