Kohli returned with scores of 7 and 11 in India's Adelaide Test defeat.
In the first innings, Kohli was undone by a rising delivery from Mitchell Starc outside off stump while he got out chasing a wide delivery by Scott Boland during the second essay.
Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar highlighted a major technical flaw in Kohli's batting, saying that the seasoned campaigner is just not being able to find a permanent solution.
"I don't have strong opinions on Virat Kohli. I just say the truths, the facts that I see in front of me. It's something that I have said before as well," Manjrekar said.
"The technique he has developed to counter that line outside the off stump, the swinging ball, has not really made his life easier," he added.
Manjrekar felt Kohli would be able to get into better positions after slamming his 30th century in the series opener at Perth, but this hasn't been the case. As a result, he has come to a conclusion that Kohli is just not able to tackle the deliveries bowled outside the off stump.
"When he got 100 in that last game, 'I thought okay let's find out. If the dearth of runs is contributing to the mistakes that he is making. With that monkey off his back, you expected Virat Kohli to be a lot more relaxed and look in better shape," Manjrekar stated.
"But clearly that was a problem earlier of no runs and a technical issue. But after getting a 100, he was troubled by that same line, showed that he has got a serious technical issue to which he just can't find a solution," he further remarked.
Kohli was dismissed for just five runs in the first innings of Perth Test, failing to counter the bounce of Josh Hazlewood's delivery.
However, the 36-year-old made it count in the second innings as he played an unbeaten knock of 100 to set-up India’s 295-run victory.