Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena has shared his ideas on the much-talked-about poor form of Indian celebrity Virat Kohli.
Notably, Kohli has been going by a tough patch in worldwide cricket. Runs have dried up for former India skipper form for a very long time now, along with his final worldwide century coming again in 2019.
The 33-year-old had struggled to make an affect within the rearranged Test and T20I sequence towards England. Following this, the Delhi-lad was given relaxation for the recently-concluded West Indies sequence and the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe.
Jayawardena, nevertheless, reckoned that Kohli is a high quality participant and will discover a technique to make a comeback. The Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach felt that Kohli’s class is nonetheless permanent.
“It is unfortunate what Virat is going through right now at the moment, but he is a quality player,” Jayawardena advised Sanjana Ganesan on the most recent episode of The ICC Review.
“I believe Virat has the tools to come out of it (the form slump). He has done that in the past as well, and I’m sure he’ll come through this. Class is permanent, and form is temporary,” he added.
Jayawardena additionally noticed wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant as a succesful top-order batter though Pant hasn’t performed as an opener in T20 cricket so much.
“Even though he (Pant) hasn’t done that (open the batting) much in domestic cricket, he has the capacity to do that. Wherever he bats, you’re not going to change his game. He is going to be a very natural player, so yes, it is an option (for Pant to open),” added Jayawardena.