It has been a ling time since Virat Kohli has scored big. Call to axe the out-of-form batsman from Team ‘India is getting louder. But India skipper Rohit Sharma has hit back at ‘experts’ who are questioning Virat Kohli’s place in the T20 side, saying the star batter’s ‘quality’ is beyond doubt and the team management will continue to back him.
Kohli, who has not scored a hundred across formats since November 2019, failed to make an impact in the couple of T20s against England.
While his form is being questioned in all formats of the games, Kohli was making a return to T20 Internationals after five months. The likes of Deepak Hooda got opportunities in Kohli’s absence and he made the most of it. However, Hooda did not find a spot in the playing eleven after showing sublime form against Ireland and the series opener against England.
Experts, including World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev and former England skipper Michael Vaughan, have spoken about Kohli’s prolonged lean patch.Rohit said the experts don’t know what is happening inside the team. ‘It’s not difficult at all for us because we don’t listen to outside noise. Also, I don’t know who these experts are and why they’re called experts. I don’t get that,’ Rohit said when asked about his thoughts on how the team is looking at Kohli’s form.While Kapil said players can’t be picked on reputation and one has to go by current form, Vaughan feels Kohli needs a three-month sabbatical from the game.