Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar said that India’s star batter Virat Kohli is not at his best at the moment, but he hoped that finds his old form once again as it will only benefit team India in the long run.
Earlier this month, Kohli stood down as India's Test skipper a day after the country suffered a 1-2 series defeat against South Africa in the three-match series. Last year, the 33-year-old had also stepped down as T20I captain and then he was removed as the ODI leader after the BCCI selectors wanted one leader for white-ball formats.
"At the end of the day you're only successful as successful your team is and if you don't win, it eventually doesn't matter how great a player you are out on the field, it's not enjoyable playing in the team.
We talk about different combinations before - Virat Kohli would be a key factor because of the kind of player that he is but at the moment he isn't at his best, which is a fact and the quicker he discovers his form it's going to be that much easier for Rohit Sharma to then manage that thing because of what he can do on his own, Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli's form is a concern, but we all know what a player he is. So, hopefully, he discovers his form sooner rather than later,” Agarkar said on Star Sports' show 'Game Plan'.
Virat Kohli’s last international century came in November 2019 and since then he is stuck on 70 tons in his India career. The wait amongst his fans and Indian team fans for his 71st century has made them impatient and they want him to get that monkey off his back and get back to scoring mountain of runs once more.
(ANI inputs)
