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Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has asked Virat Kohli to follow Shreyas Iyer’s example as he struggles on his return to international cricket. Kohli has suffered two consecutive ducks in the ongoing ODI series between India and Australia Down Under.
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Kohli, who last played for India in the Champions Trophy 2025 in March, looked out of touch on his return in the first ODI at Perth as he got caught at the backward point trying to play an uppish drive against Mitchell Starc. In the second ODI, he was dismissed LBW by Xavier Bartlett after failing to read the inswinging delivery.
Kohli has already retired from the T20Is and Tests and it was no surprise to see him struggling for rhythm after a lack of match practice.
Kaif asks Kohli to follow Iyer’s example
On the other hand, Iyer, who is also currently out of Tests and T20Is, scored 61 in the second ODI with a commanding performance. Iyer kept himself ready for international cricket by playing in domestic cricket and for India A.
Kaif underlined the same point on his YouTube channel, saying Kohli needs to play for India A just like Iyer to stay ready for international cricket.
“I asked Shreyas Iyer that, since he is only playing ODIs now after his red-ball break and not being part of T20Is, how is he still able to play with the same rhythm? He is a mentally sorted person, he knows his game so well that he has fine-tuned his mind. He played in the India ‘A’ matches as well,” Kaif said.
“This is why I say that Virat and Rohit Sharma also have to play in such matches, because Iyer is an example,” Kaif stated.
“Iyer played the India ‘A’ matches, and that is why you see the fluency in his batting. He never looks out of touch, like how Virat is looking right now. Virat, at the moment, looks unsettled, and that is not the case with Iyer, because he has been playing,” Kaif added.
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