Virat Kohli
Reflexes
- Virat Kohli included in the Indian squad for the 2022 Asian Cup
- Virat Kohli fight continues due to bad form for a long time
- India’s first match against Pakistan in the Asian Cup on 28 August
Virat Kohli Asian Cup 2022: Virat Kohli also tried his hand at limited overs cricket after playing the rescheduled fifth test match on the tour of England. His performance was below average for him, but he did not appear on the subsequent West Indies tour and Zimbabwe tour. He too was criticized for this absence. Meanwhile, the Indian team for the Asian Cup in which he joined was announced. From cricket legends, fans to critics, all eyes will be on his Asian Cup performance. Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has also joined the queue, but he is eyeing Kohli with high hopes.
Watson feels that Virat Kohli will be mentally and physically refreshed ahead of the Asian Cup which starts later this week after a month off from cricket. Kohli is in the worst phase of his career and has not scored a century in international cricket since November 2019.
Kohli will return fresh at the Asian Cup: Shane Watson
Watson told the ‘ICC Review Show’: “The rest of the time will definitely help you feel mentally and physically refreshed.” You could see it no matter how hard he tried: he was always confident, but you could see there was a slight loss of energy.
Virat Kohli flopped on tour of England
Kohli’s last tour was to England in which he was only able to score 76 runs in all formats and this included the fifth Test, two ODIs and as many T20 matches. Watson said: “He is away from cricket for a while which will ensure the former brilliance of him will be seen again this month in this Asian Cup as the T20 World Cup in Australia is also close by.”
The break was necessary after the workload – Shane Watson
Referring to the Indian cricketer’s workload, the Australian all-rounder said: “When you have a break, especially as Indian cricketers play a lot of cricket, Virat will be mentally and physically refreshed after a month off.”
Kohli is the best player – Shane Watson
Watson said that Kohli is a great player and that he will be back in shape. “He is a great player who will get the form back from him. He will take a few balls for this but he will be seen playing great cricket again.
India will kick off their 2022 Asia Cup campaign against Arch Rivals Pakistan on Sunday, August 28.