Virat Kohli has not made an international century since 2019.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who is also considered to be the superstar of the game is facing a lot of criticism in the cricketing circles for his struggle to convert half-centuries into big hundreds. Kohli is yet to hit a century in the last two years and is still on the quest to find his 71st international century.
Former England skipper David Gower backed the Indian right-hand batsman as Gower feels that Kohli will make adjustments to his game.
“I would doubt if his reflexes have been affected because one of the things well-publicized about him is he’s extremely fit. He works very hard at his game, so he’s less likely to be affected by any minimal slowing reflexes,” Gower said.
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The Englishman then went on to explain how the small readjustments are required in the game as he said, “Secondly, everyone who has ever played the game for any length of time knows that there’s inevitably a readjustment needed later on.
“I know we’re talking about milliseconds and micro-fractions, but experience, ability, competence, and all the rest of the factors that make people as good as they allow them to overcome these hurdles.”
“The great names have always been capable of making those readjustments and scoring more runs towards the end of a long career. So, I wouldn’t worry about Virat’s reflexes or his hunger for the game,” the 64-year-old added.
The Delhi-based batsman who joined RCB’s bio-bubble in Chennai on Thursday will be getting ready for his team's opening match of the tournament against defending champions Mumbai Indians on 9 April.
(With Telegraph India inputs)