India captain Virat Kohli has had an awful New Zealand tour with no big score in his account. He couldn't get a half-century in four T20Is, and no hundred in the ODI series. His performance in Test was equally disappointing, just 2 and 19 runs in two innings of the first Test.
Virat is not worried about the performance, as he said after the match. He said runs are not coming but there is no problem with his batting.
Former India world cup winning captain Kapil Dev has shown faith in Kohli. He believes the India captain will make a strong comeback.
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“He should be worried about it. Why should we be worried? He’s a great player and I think great players come back strongly after getting pushed to the walls. If he’s counted amongst the all-time greats then he’ll certainly regain his form and bounce back and I don’t an iota of doubt about that. He has a lot of cricket left in him,” Kapil said.
India hasn't got the expected contribution from Jasprit Bumrah since his return from injury. But Kapil thinks the youngster is just one good spell away from finding his touchback.
“Once you get an injury it takes time for the body to recover completely. He is a very fine bowler and he proved it before. A person who has proven himself at that level. As batsmen, we say you need one innings to come back to form and you need one good spell for a bowler. I am a positive person and always think that he needs one or two wickets to get back. Players like him and Virat Kohli are champions and they bounce back faster.”
India, after being 0-1 in the series, will look to level it at Christchurch. The second Test starts on Sunday and Kapil Dev is giving India a chance on the bouncy track.
“We have won on bouncy pitches in the past. We have won in Melbourne. We have won in Perth. No one in this team is scared of short-pitched bowling. The players are professional, understand the game well and I am sure they will come hard at New Zealand,” he said.
