Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli’s poor form in the longest format of cricket continues in the Test series against Bangladesh. Kohli could not show anything amazing in both the innings of the first Test being played in Chennai, in the first innings he was dismissed by Hasan Mahmud on a personal score of 6. In the second innings, he became a victim of the umpire’s wrong decision on a personal score of 17.
However, in the second innings, Kohli did not use DRS to challenge the umpire’s decision and he was out LBW, later in the replay it was found that the ball had hit his bat first. In such a situation, if he had taken a review there, he could have saved his wicket. Virat Kohli has suffered a big loss after failing in both the innings of the Chennai Test.
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli’s average falls after Chennai Test
After the first Test against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli’s average in Test cricket has become 48.74, which is the lowest in the last 8 years. The last time Virat’s average was 48.28 was in 2016. Virat Kohli’s Test cricket performance has declined since 2020. In the last 30 matches, Virat has scored only 1669 runs at an average of 32.72. During this, only 2 centuries and 8 half-centuries have come from his bat in 52 innings.
India is trying to qualify for the WTC final for the third consecutive time. Team India still has to play a 5-match Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home and then against Australia. In such a situation, it is very important for India for Virat Kohli to return to form. The second Test between India and Bangladesh is to be played in Kanpur, so the fans are sitting there expecting a big innings from Virat.
On the other hand, if we talk about this match, by the end of the second day’s play, India has taken a lead of 309 runs against Bangladesh. By the end of the second day’s play, India has lost 3 wickets for 81 runs in the second innings, Rishabh Pant is present at the crease with Shubman Gill. On the third day, India will be looking to give the visitors a target of over 500. At present, India seems to have the upper hand in this match.