Virat Kohli has failed to live up to the expectations with the bat in the last couple of years. His last international century came against Bangladesh in a Test match in November 2019.

However, Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma expects India’s Test captain to regain his form in the Test series against South Africa, slated to get underway on December 26 in Centurion.

"Last time Virat played an amazing innings in the Centurion and I hope he will play that once again. All his fans are eagerly waiting to see him perform just like before. He is a mature person. He has been captaining for a long time now and he is passionate about team India's performance. This time the fans will get to see the original Virat back in form," Sharma told ANI.

"It will be a tough call for team India that should be included in the Playing XI among Rahane, Pujara and Iyer. Iyer secured his place in the team after he scored his century, as this will bring a lot of pressure on the senior players. But it will be interesting to see that with what combination will Team India go," he added

According to Rajkumar Sharma, Team India have a great chance of winning the Test series in South Africa this time around, led by their potent pace battery on the seamer-friendly tracks

"Team India have a strong chance to win this series. India never won any series in South Africa earlier and they themselves are a very strong team, especially their fast bowling line-up. It is going to be a tough competition but I still think that India can win," he opined.

"India's bowling unit is also strong and they are capable of scalping all the 20 wickets. The bowling lineup of Bumrah, Siraj and Shami is extremely powerful. The way Siraj has performed and secured his place in the team is really commendable. He is very passionate and enthusiastic," he further remarked.

(With ANI inputs)