New Delhi: The star Indian batter is struggling to score runs in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand. The Men in Blue have already lost the home Test series against the Blackcaps by 2-0 with one match remaining.
In the first Test match of the series, Kohli was dismissed by William ORourke on a duck but the experienced batter scored 70 runs in the second innings. In the Pune Test, Kohli failed to score runs in both innings of the Test match. He scored just one run in the first innings, and 17 runs in the second innings. He was removed by Mitchell Santner in both innings of the second Test.
The star batter was spotted at a shooting location in Mumbai on October 29 ahead of the crucial 3rd Test match against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium. Kohli was seen getting into the car and will look to score runs against the Kiwis ahead of the important Test tour of Australia.
Virat Kohli was spotted in Juhu, Mumbai, outside a shoot location today pic.twitter.com/V2k6ZEM5O0
— 𝙒𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙣🥂 (@wrognxvirat) October 29, 2024
‘Virat Kohli wasn’t in control of his emotions’: Brad Hogg
Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg talked about Virat Kohli’s recent failures in the Pune Test and said that he is overanalyzing the situation and he wasn’t in control of his emotions. The star Indian batter has struggled to score runs against spinners in recent years and his average in India has dropped from 72 to 32.86. His shot selection and decision-making against spinners were also questioned by fans and cricket experts.
“They took New Zealand too lightly and they are trying to play catch-up cricket. All of a sudden, you saw that mindset shift with Virat Kohli in the first innings of the second Test match. He was more aggressive, the way he strolled out there, the way that he was trying to attack the bowling. He just looked like he was overanalyzing. He looked as if he wasn’t in control of his emotions and it showed in the shot that he played when he got out” Brad Hogg said on his YouTube Channel.
