Misbah-ul-Haq Shares An Interesting Piece Of Advice For Virat Kohli To Get Back In Form
Misbah-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli (Image Source: Twitter)
India’s Virat Kohli has been experiencing a lean patch since November 2019. After that, he failed to reach the three-figure mark still now. However, he is now busy with the Indian Test Team squad as India is going to face England in the fifth, rescheduled Test match from July 1, 2022.
Speaking about his lean patch, many cricketing greats have come up with many suggestions for Kohli. Now, former Pakistan captain and coach, Misbah-ul-Haq also came up with a useful suggestion to help him out of this off-form.
“He will be an unstoppable force in international cricket if he takes that route” – Misbah-ul-Haq
Speaking on ICA Sports’ YouTube channel, Misbah said that he needs to get back to the domestic circuit to score big runs there. Misbah said: “He should go back to domestic cricket and score big runs there. Bowling may be of any standard, but that will help him get back into rhythm. The mind will start telling you that you’ve scored big runs. Once he gets his confidence back, it won’t matter who the opposition is or what the conditions are. He’ll start scoring runs,”
He added that sometimes, Kohli looked to go very hard at the bowlers and that tended to overdo it on many occasions. It also created some pressure on him. “Virat Kohli looks to chase outside-off deliveries a lot and has been dismissed in that manner multiple times. We can see the technical issues, but the reason why he is doing that is because of mental issues. He is trying to dominate the bowlers as there’s an ego and pride. But somewhere he is overdoing it. He is playing more and more under pressure, and the pressure is mounting on him.” Misbah added.
Speaking about this series, Virat scored 218 runs in seven innings at an average of 31.14, including two fifties only. Hence, he will be eager to add more runs to his tally in this upcoming match for himself and India.
