Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli (File photo)
Reflexes
- Virat Kohli scored his final century in November 2019
- Kohli suffered a bad failure during the tour of England
- Virat played 68 games after the last century, the average is less than 40
Sourav Ganguly: When it comes to cricket, everyone talks about only one in the last two and a half years, be it Virat Kohli’s century or his form. Virat has failed to score a century anywhere after scoring his 70th century in the Pink Ball Test against Bangladesh in Calcutta in November 2019. Even in the IPL, Virat Kohli, who scored four centuries in a 2016 season , he hasn’t scored a century here. In such a situation, even before the start of the 2022 Asia Cup, everyone is in tension for the form of Virat, who became famous as the running machine.
Statement from Sourav Ganguly, Chairman of the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) has also come through on the matter. Dada expressed his full hope that Virat would return to form at the Asian Cup. At the same time, describing him as a great player, he said that he should practice and play. We tell you that the 2022 Asian Cup starts on August 27. India will play its first match against Pakistan on August 28. The tournament will be played until September 11. A total of six teams including India and Pakistan are taking part in this.
What did Sourav Ganguly say?
Sourav Ganguly said in an interview given to a news channel that, ‘Let him (Virat Kohli) practice and play the match. He is a great player and has scored many runs. At the same time, the BCCI president further said that ‘I hope he comes back soon. He just hasn’t been able to score a century and I’m sure he’ll find the lost form of him in the Asian Cup. Virat’s final century came in November 2019 in a test match at Eden Gardens, where he scored 136 runs. Since then he has been able to score just 2,554 runs in 79 innings of 68 games. His average was 35.47.
Dada also spoke about the position of president of the ICC
At the same time, discussions about the possibility of Sourav Ganguly becoming ICC president are also intensifying in recent days. He dismissed speculation about his candidacy as the next president of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Ganguly said: ‘Look, this is all speculation and it’s not true. It doesn’t happen that fast. Everything is in the hands of the BCCI and the government.
