“Don’t expect people to stay quiet’ – Indian legend opens up on Virat Kohli’s form
Virat Kohli (Image Source: Twitter)
India is gearing up for the one-off Test match against England as the fifth match of the series got rescheduled. After taking some break, big names like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah had been added to the Test squad.
These players will look to deliver some crucial performance to make sure that India wins this historic Test series on English soil. However, a former Indian captain and legend, Kapil Dev came out with a statement regarding the lean patch Virat Kohli had been having since 2019.
“It pains me to see such a big player go through this a long gap” – Kapil Dev
Virat Kohli had not been able to score any century across all the three formats and that had caused a lot of pain to Kapil Dev. Speaking on Uncut, he said: “I haven’t played cricket as much as Virat Kohli. But sometimes you may not have played enough cricket but you can look to figure things out. Either that, or we just cannot criticize such great players. We have played cricket and we understand the game and after that, they have to improve their thought process, not ours. If you prove us wrong, we will like it. If you don’t score runs, we feel there is some fault. We just see one thing and that’s your performance. And if the performance is not there, don’t expect people to stay quiet. Your bat and your performance should speak, nothing else,”
He also added that this lean patch had started to bother him and all others now. “It pains me to see such a big player go through this a long gap (with regards to a century). He is like a hero to us. We never thought we would witness a player whom we can compare to Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virender Sehwag. But then they came and forced us to compare, and now since he hasn’t for the last two years, it is bothering me and all of us,” Kapil Dev added.
Virat Kohli will be in action again as India will face England in that Test match and then, three ODIs, and three T20Is will be played on the tour.
