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“You Cannot Run This Far…”: Virat Kohli On Concerns Regarding Lean Patch | Cricket News
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“You Cannot Run This Far…”: Virat Kohli On Concerns Regarding Lean Patch | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Virat Kohli.© AFPAll eyes would be on Virat Kohli when India start their Asia Cup campaign against Pakistan on August 28. In recent times, the former India captain has time and again failed to come close to the consistency that he once exuded. While he has failed to score a ton since November, 2019, Kohli's recent form has been far from satisfactory. He failed to score big on the Tour of England in all three formats. He was rested for the Tour of West Indies as well as Zimbabwe and will be making a comeback in the Asia Cup.Ahead of the continental event, Kohli opened up on his struggles. "I know where my game stands and you cannot run this far in your international career without having the ability to counter situations and counter conditions and counter different ki...
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Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup | Cricket News
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Red-Hot Babar Azam To Struggling Virat Kohli: 5 To Watch At Asia Cup | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Asia Cup begins on Saturday with top cricketers including India superstar Virat Kohli and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in action in the United Arab Emirates. Here are five players to watch in the six-nation tournament, which is an important warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.Red-hot AzamWith key pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi out injured, Pakistan will depend heavily on Azam's blazing batting.The 27-year-old leads the T20 and one-day batting rankings and comes into the tournament on the back of two big half-centuries in Pakistan's 3-0 ODI sweep of the Netherlands.He scored an unbeaten 68 as his side demolished India by 10 wickets in the last meeting between the arch-rivals in the 2021 T20 World Cup -- at the same venue where they meet this Sunday.Cornered Ko...
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Virat Kohli Meets Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Ahead Of Asia Cup 2022. Watch | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli Meets Pakistan Captain Babar Azam Ahead Of Asia Cup 2022. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] The Indian cricket team has landed in Dubai for the Asia Cup 2022 which starts on August 27. The Rohit Sharma-led side will begin its campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan cricket team on August 28. All eyes are on that clash. Ahead of the big match, players from both the teams met each other in Dubai. Players from the Afghanistan side were also present. In a video uploaded by the BCCI on its social media handles, the likes of Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal could be seen chatting with the likes of Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. However, the focus was on Virat Kohli as he met with Pakistan captain Babar Azam.Going by recent form, Babar is one of the top batters in the world, whereas Kohli has struggled of late. Comparisons between the two had started long back and now it has gathe...
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Virat Kohli’s “Aura Of Invincibility Has Faded”: Ex-India Cricketer’s Strong Take On Former Captain | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli’s “Aura Of Invincibility Has Faded”: Ex-India Cricketer’s Strong Take On Former Captain | Cricket News

[ad_1] Aakash Chopra added that for India's sake, Virat Kohli needs to find form soon.© AFPIs Virat Kohli the same cricketer that he once was? Recent stats would answer in the negative. While his career average in Tests is 49.53, but since January 2022, it's only 31.42 in the longest format. In ODIs, his career average is 57.68, but in 2022, it's 21.87. In T20Is too, his average this year is 20.25, while his career average is 50.12. All those stats point to the fact that the former India captain is not having a great time on the field. After being rested for the Tour of West Indies and Zimbabwe, Kohli will be making a comeback in the Asia Cup.Ahead of the continental event, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has written that Kohli's bat 'isn't obeying his commands anymore'."There's no ...
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ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill Jumps 45 places To 38th Position; Virat Kohli Remains Static In Fifth | Cricket News
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ICC ODI Rankings: Shubman Gill Jumps 45 places To 38th Position; Virat Kohli Remains Static In Fifth | Cricket News

[ad_1] FIle photo of Shubman Gill© TwitterIndian opener Shubman Gill has jumped a whopping 45 places to be ranked 38th in the ICC ODI rankings released on Wednesday. The 22-year-old youngster had a memorable outing in the recently concluded three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe that also saw him scoring his maiden ton (130 off 97 balls) in the last game in Harare. Meanwhile, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who did not feature in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, held on to his fifth position with a rating points of 744.Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, who was also rested in the series against Zimbabwe, was static in the sixth spot.However, veteran batter Shikhar Dhawan who also had a decent outing against the Southern African nation (154 runs in three matches) that saw him scoring two ha...
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“Batting Well”: Virat Kohli Compares Current Slump In Form With 2014 Struggles | Cricket News
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“Batting Well”: Virat Kohli Compares Current Slump In Form With 2014 Struggles | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Indian star batter Virat Kohli© AFPFormer India captain Virat Kohli's batting form in 2022 has been the biggest topic of discussion in cricketing circles. While Kohli's lack of centuries since 2019 was a concern for Indian cricket, his form overall wasn't as he was getting good scores across all formats. But the year 2022 has seen a big dip in his scores as he has failed to get big runs under his belt in Tests, ODIs and event T20s (including IPL).In a recent conversation with broadcaster Star Sports, ahead of the team's bumper clash against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, Kohli compared his current form with his struggles on the tour of England in 2014.He said that his failures in England had a pattern, while the current lack of runs isn't a matter of worry because he feel...
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