Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra spoke on India batter Virat Kohli's knock in the first T20I against West Indies at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday (February 16). Kohli was dismissed on a score of 17 runs by Fabian Allen.
Chopra said Kohli's way of dismissal is not something that we usually get to see. He also added that nobody is talking about the ex-India captain like before which is "hurting him".
"Virat Kohli did not score runs again and the way he is getting out, that's very unlike him. We are doing very little conversation about Virat Kohli, which is never a good thing. We are not even talking about him, that is hurting me, that must be hurting him," said Chopra on his YouTube channel.
"A good player's recognizance is that his name is written with prominence in any report card, it is his story even on the day when he fails because 40 for Kohli is a failure, 40 for Aakash is a success," he further said.
Chopra believes Kohli is taking too much risk these days which is a bit of concern. "The way Kohli got out, discipline was making him the greatest batter on the planet, what would have happened if that shot had gone for a six? Nothing would have happened, you wouldn't have won the match because of that six.
"Virat Kohli never used to do like this earlier, that if a six is not required, he never used to hit it and scored through singles or fours. He was risk-averse, that he will not play the risky shots at all. That is what Virat was all about but now he is not playing like that and that is a bit of a concern," he elaborated.
Despite Kohli's failure with the bat, India went on to win the first T20I by 6 wickets to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
