 "Against USA, Virat Kohli was dismissed in the very first ball he faced for a duck. AP")
Sunil Gavaskar says that the Indian team and fans need to “show faith” in Virat Kohli who is struggling for form. The star batter has endured three consecutive failures in the T20 World Cup 2024 and only made five runs in three innings with scores of 1 (vs Ireland), 4 (vs Pakistan) and 0 (vs USA). In the last match against the USA, Kohli was out on a golden duck.
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Despite his poor form, India have already qualified for Super 8s and the legendary Gavaskar feels that Kohli will soon rediscover his form.
“The biggest motivation for any player is to win matches, especially when you are playing for your country. He has done so well for India over the years and won so many games. I think he recognises that. We are in the early phases of the tournament. There’s Super 8s, semi-finals, and hopefully the final. All he needs to do is show patience and faith in himself, which I think he has plenty,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports after the India-USA match.
Apart from Kohli’s dismissal against the USA in which he got caught behind, the earlier two dismissals were very much unlike the senior pro, getting caught at third man and point. Gavaskar, however, said that there’s nothing wrong with Kohli’s batting.
“When you get three low scores, it doesn’t mean he is not batting well. Sometimes you get good deliveries. Any other day, the ball would’ve gone wide or over the slip for a boundary, today it didn’t. So, there’s nothing to worry about. We have to show faith in him. Much believe that he is going to come good, sooner rather than later,” he added.