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[VIDEOS] Virat Kohli's decline

Mamoon said:
1. Anushka dragged Kohli out of his home in Gurgaon and made him relocate to Mumbai. Fans tend to forget that players are humans, and there are so many factors in their lives that can distract and unsettle them.

Kohli is very attached to his hometown and also to his mother, who raised him as a single parent. She made him leave his home - a home he built with his cricket earnings - and his mother for an upscale apartment in South Mumbai.

She had no reason to do this - she could easily travel between Gurgaon and Mumbai for her acting commitments.

2. She forced him to leave his team in Australia after the first Test and go back to India to attend the birth of their daughter. This is the same Kohli who scored a match-saving century for Delhi in Ranji trophy, hours after cremating his father.

These were the moments that made Virat Kohli the legend that he is. This is what set him apart. There is not an iota of doubt that without Anushka’s influence, he would not have gone home.

Kohli vs Australia is a story in itself. He hates Australia and loves beating them. No teams fires him up the way Australia does. Not in a million years will he opt out of a Test series in Australia.

3. He was set to miss the South African ODI series earlier this year for his daughter’s birthday, but the news was leaked in the media and there was a lot of criticism. He took a U-turn and this is probably the only time he has stood his ground against Anushka.

4. In that South African series, Anushka brought their daughter to the pavilion and made her face the stadium. People took pictures of their daughter and she threw a tantrum and criticized people for uploading their pictures on social media. Well, what do you expect when you bring her to the stadium and make her face the crowd?

Kohli also followed her lead and partake in her attention-seeking behavior. It is just a small example of how much she is dictating him.

5. Every time there is an BCCI event or Kohli getting recognition for something, such as his 100th Test, she is standing besides him. Why? You don’t see Rohit’s wife or anyone else’s wife, but Anushka is always there. She doesn’t let him have the spotlight and wants to hog attention.

She is one of the most successful actresses in Bollywood and she has a huge ego. She does not have respect for her husband’s cricket career and legacy. She is also going to dictate when he retires.

Kohli needed a simple wife and not a diva. I bet if Tendulkar was married to someone like her, his career would have tanked as well.

Anushka has Kohli on a leash.
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So why was he performing when Anushka was his girlfriend....did she become dominating all of a sudden after marriage

Blaming Anushka for Kohli's decline sounds like a poor excuse....and even if what all you wrote is correct then it's Kohli who should be blamed for not standing up for himself
 
Ashmal said:
So why was he performing when Anushka was his girlfriend....did she become dominating all of a sudden after marriage
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Lol, why is this hard to believe?

While there could be multiple reasons for his decline it is a literal fact that his marriage has coincided with his loss of pedigree. How much it has actually affected him will never be known.
 
hitthestump said:
Lol, why is this hard to believe?

While there could be multiple reasons for his decline it is a literal fact that his marriage has coincided with his loss of pedigree. How much it has actually affected him will never be known.
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Marriage might well be the reason for his decline or it may be only a coincidence that his decline began just after marriage.

But to blame everything on Anushka is just a very lazy attempt by Kohli fans at defending him.
 
Kohli is already the greatest t20i batsman of all time.
With two man of the tournaments in t20 world cup, several clutch innings and an avg of 52 at 139.

He can hang his boots and retire as the GOAT in t20is atleast.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Kohli is already the greatest t20i batsman of all time.
With two man of the tournaments in t20 world cup, several clutch innings and an avg of 52 at 139.

He can hang his boots and retire as the GOAT in t20is atleast.
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The best t20 best in the world is based on International performances or also IPL performances?
I am asking because many Indian fans here say that IPL matter a lot in judging the best T20 batter.
 
Mobashir said:
The best t20 best in the world is based on International performances or also IPL performances?
I am asking because many Indian fans here say that IPL matter a lot in judging the best T20 batter.
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The best t20i (notice the i) batsman is based on performances in international matches.

I am not one of those who think IPL should be a parameter for judging international cricketers.
 
Virat Kohli c Williamson b J Suchith 0(1) - 0/1 in 0.1 ov.


Virat Kohli golden ducks in IPL

vs MI Bengaluru 2008 (Ashish Nehra)
vs PBKS Bengaluru 2014 (Sandeep Sharma)
vs KKR Kolkata 2017 (Nathan Coulter-Nile)
vs LSG Mumbai DYP 2022 (Dushmanta Chameera)
vs SRH Mumbai ** 2022 (Marco Jansen)
vs SRH Mumbai WS 2022 (J Suchith)
 
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Played a match winning knock today.

No way RCB would have won had he faced 30+ balls.
 
Kohli’s form is becoming catastrophic.

He might actually be done.
 
Kohli is too arrogant to fix the issues that have crept in his batting during last few years. His mind isn't on cricket for some time now, just showing animated fist pumps or sledging opponents isn't enough.

You gotta be humble enough to accept your shortcomings as a player.
 
MP2011 said:
Kohli is too arrogant to fix the issues that have crept in his batting during last few years. His mind isn't on cricket for some time now, just showing animated fist pumps or sledging opponents isn't enough.

You gotta be humble enough to accept your shortcomings as a player.
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Is he still doing that these days? People used to like his OTT aggression and celebrations when he was performing but not any more. :inti
 
MP2011 said:
Kohli is too arrogant to fix the issues that have crept in his batting during last few years. His mind isn't on cricket for some time now, just showing animated fist pumps or sledging opponents isn't enough.

You gotta be humble enough to accept your shortcomings as a player.
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In Test cricket, Kohli is behind Tendulkar, Gavaskar and Dravid.
 
He is too good a player to not score anymore at all. Even when you are at the end of your career you can still score against lesser oppositions, on good days etc.
 
Virat Kohli recorded his third golden duck of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season against SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday and once again a debate has started on whether the batter should take a break to rejuvenate himself. The idea was first floated by former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, who has followed Kohli from close quarters. Whether the former India skipper needs a break was even discussed on-air by Harsha Bhogle, Matthew Hayden and Sunil Gavaskar while they were doing commentary for the match between RCB and SRH.

During the second over of the match which was being bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harsha Bhogle raised Ravi Shastri's point, saying: "Ravi Shastri suggested that Virat Kohli needs a break."

To this, Matthew Hayden said does Shastri says the same about Rohit Sharma, who has also not been able to fire in the ongoing IPL edition.

"Does he say the same about Rohit Sharma? I mean these guys are playing cricket all the time, of course these tournaments, they come around so quickly, you get yourself into a mental space and Kohli has been brilliant at it for so many years, so animated, so passionate. To come off that though just for a moment and you are under pressure," said Hayden while on-air.

"It takes so much courage as well, no player ever believes that they can go to the selector and go, 'sorry, I need to be out' because you wanna play, you wanna be that person to take control of the innings. It is so frustrating when you are getting into a little rut, you cannot find ways out. Sometimes it can be an explosive cover drive, a great pull shot or in Virat Kohli's case, just a fantastic one or two with hard and positive body language like David Warner," he added.

"The only reason I brought that up, Ravi and Virat have known each other so well over the last 3-4 years, have run a lot of campaigns together, been very good at Test cricket. He knows the inner mind," Bhogle replied to Hayden

Giving his opinion on the matter, Sunil Gavaskar said: "As long as the break does not mean that you are missing India matches. India matches have to be No.1 every single time, as simple as that."

Against SRH, Kohli was sent back to the pavilion by Jagadeesha Suchith for a golden duck. Kohli has just 216 runs in 12 games this season. This was the sixth time overall that Kohli has registered a golden duck in the IPL.

Talking about the game between RCB and SRH, the former batted first and posted 192/3 in 20 overs. Chasing 193, Rahul Tripathi scored 58 but no other batter managed to stay with him at the other end with RCB going on to register a 67-run win.

RCB are in fourth spot in the points table with 14 points from 12 games.

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Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
He is behind Sehwag also. :inti
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I would have him ahead of Viru in test :inti

Viru was a subcontinent conditions bully. These days we seem to be producing such batsman with quite ease. Guys like Mayank, Iyer, Shaw are massive subcontinent bullies.
 
Ab Fan said:
I would have him ahead of Viru in test :inti

Viru was a subcontinent conditions bully. These days we seem to be producing such batsman with quite ease. Guys like Mayank, Iyer, Shaw are massive subcontinent bullies.
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No, Sehwag is compared to Pant in effectiveness! These two guys give an impression of FTBs but they have actually performed better in testing conditions. Sehwag has success in some South African tours too. I also remember he was in terrific form even in a very tough NZ tour where most others failed! Similarly Pant has played those brilliant knocks mostly on 4th innings of test matches, where the pitches are far from flat! If these two were really FTBs then opposition wouldn't have feared much! Moreover they wouldn't have been a prominent figure in test format for long!

Even a guy like Rohit Sharma was sidelined from tests for same reason (FTB) in spite of so much talent until recently where he had to apply immensely and also because of lack of other options in Indian team (for opener). Guys like Pant, Sehwag, Laxman are always preferred at least till they are in form because of their special abilities in spite of some weaknesses!
 
But Kohli is finished for good it seems! I don't see him coming back again... He is probably a very rare case in the history of the game to have reached a huge peak and fell flat abruptly without any chance to rise up again!
 
Kohli is a gone case. He has no fire left in him. He still exudes class when he dead bats. But the x-factor in him is missing completely.

All of the big names in the Indian team are struggling at the moment. Even Rohit looks like he is past in this IPL. Pant is playing like a hack and the likes of Iyer, SKY are struggling badly.

The only player who should be playing in the Indian team on merit in the T20 format is KL Rahul. The rest are either past it or in some terrible form.
 
Some of the replies in this thread are hilarious. Virat Kohli is 33 and age is catching up to him, he's not fallen off a cliff all of a sudden because of his marriage, his form has been declining consistently since 2019 and it's simply because he's ageing, reflexes are getting slower, motivation becomes less etc.

Stop with the conspiracy theories, Lionel Messi is 34 and he's on 4 league goals for PSG with only a couple games of the season left. Age doesn't stop for nobody no matter if you're the greatest footballer of all time or whether you're one of the best cricketers of all time.
 
iPakistani said:
Some of the replies in this thread are hilarious. Virat Kohli is 33 and age is catching up to him, he's not fallen off a cliff all of a sudden because of his marriage, his form has been declining consistently since 2019 and it's simply because he's ageing, reflexes are getting slower, motivation becomes less etc.

Stop with the conspiracy theories, Lionel Messi is 34 and he's on 4 league goals for PSG with only a couple games of the season left. Age doesn't stop for nobody no matter if you're the greatest footballer of all time or whether you're one of the best cricketers of all time.
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It is simple. Kohli is not in the league of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sachin or Roger Federer. :inti
 
Ab Fan said:
I would have him ahead of Viru in test :inti

Viru was a subcontinent conditions bully. These days we seem to be producing such batsman with quite ease. Guys like Mayank, Iyer, Shaw are massive subcontinent bullies.
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Yeah you would even have KL Rahul ahead of Sachin and Pandya ahead of Kapil Dev. Hardly surprising. :inti
 
Was Tendulkar this bad towards the end of his career? I think he had a resurgence in the last 4-5 years of his career and played some of his all time great innings.

To all those who claimed that Kohli was better than Teenda and will end up with a better legacy, legendary status in the sport than Teenda, this should be a nice wake up call.
 
RamLakhan said:
No, Sehwag is compared to Pant in effectiveness! These two guys give an impression of FTBs but they have actually performed better in testing conditions. Sehwag has success in some South African tours too. I also remember he was in terrific form even in a very tough NZ tour where most others failed! Similarly Pant has played those brilliant knocks mostly on 4th innings of test matches, where the pitches are far from flat! If these two were really FTBs then opposition wouldn't have feared much! Moreover they wouldn't have been a prominent figure in test format for long!

Even a guy like Rohit Sharma was sidelined from tests for same reason (FTB) in spite of so much talent until recently where he had to apply immensely and also because of lack of other options in Indian team (for opener). Guys like Pant, Sehwag, Laxman are always preferred at least till they are in form because of their special abilities in spite of some weaknesses!
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I agree with you that Pant and Sehwag are very similar and comparable in tests in terms of effectiveness as you pointed.

Laxman is different from these two, he performed in bouncy conditions of Aus and SA and played some remarkable knocks in pressure situation.
 
Savak said:
Was Tendulkar this bad towards the end of his career? I think he had a resurgence in the last 4-5 years of his career and played some of his all time great innings.

To all those who claimed that Kohli was better than Teenda and will end up with a better legacy, legendary status in the sport than Teenda, this should be a nice wake up call.
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Tendulkar at the age of 38 and after more than 20 years of playing cricket at the top level was India’s highest run getter (and 2nd overall) in the 2011 World Cup.
 
BreadPakoda said:
Tendulkar at the age of 38 and after more than 20 years of playing cricket at the top level was India’s highest run getter (and 2nd overall) in the 2011 World Cup.
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Tendulkar and Lara even now will average 40 in ODI cricket

Phenomenal players
 
Savak said:
Was Tendulkar this bad towards the end of his career? I think he had a resurgence in the last 4-5 years of his career and played some of his all time great innings.

To all those who claimed that Kohli was better than Teenda and will end up with a better legacy, legendary status in the sport than Teenda, this should be a nice wake up call.
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If Tendulkar was married to Anushka, his career would have gone the same way if not worse.

You of all people should know this, given your speciality in opening marriage threads on this forum.
 
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topspin said:
If Tendulkar was married to Anushka, his career would have gone the same way if not worse.

You of all people should know this, given your speciality in opening marriage threads on this forum.
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Lol at Kohli fans blaming Anushka and everyone else possible rather than Kohli himself for failing to maintain his professional standards and obligations
 
Mobashir said:
He is too good a player to not score anymore at all. Even when you are at the end of your career you can still score against lesser oppositions, on good days etc.
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Kohli is so bad now that even Mobashir feels pity for him 😂
 
‘I can only pray for him’: Pakistan star Mohammad Rizwan reacts to Virat Kohli's poor form

Mohammad Rizwan said he would “pray” for the India great as he believes Virat Kohli is a hard-working cricketer who has achieved great things in his illustrious career but is currently going through a tough phase.

Pakistan star Mohammad Rizwan put his weight firmly behind "champion player" Virat Kohli to roar back to form quickly. Rizwan said he would “pray” for the India great as he believes Kohli is a hard-working cricketer who has achieved great things in his illustrious career but is currently going through a tough phase. “I will say that he is a champion player but at this stage, we can pray for him because he is a hard-working cricketer,” Rizwan told Cricwick.

Kohli, who quit as India's T20I and Test captain and in between was removed as the ODI skipper, has not scored a century at any level for more than two and half years now.

It won't be an exaggeration to say that Kohli is also in the middle of one his worst ever IPL seasons. The former India and RCB captain has scored only 194 runs at an average of 19 in IPL 2022 so far.

Rizwan, whose photos of embracing Kohli after the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match last year had gone viral, said every player goes through such a phase but the wicketkeeper-batter believes Kohli will regain control soon.

“And tough times do come and things do get easier too. Every player has scored centuries and got out on pairs and this goes on. I can only pray for him and I am hopeful that through hard work, he will control all the things,” Rizwan, who is currently playing for Susses in English County, added.

Kohli, for the first time in his 15-year-long IPL career has registered three first-ball ducks in a single season of IPL.

In a video uploaded by Royal Challengers Bangalore, Danish Sait, asked Kohli about his golden ducks in this IPL and the prolific right-hander gave a candid response.

“First-ball ducks. After the second one, I actually realised what It feels like to be like you (Mr Nags' character), absolutely helpless. It hasn’t happened to me ever in my career, I think. I have seen everything now. It’s been so long, I have seen everything in this game.”

Speaking about his loyalty to RCB, Virat said, “The perks of loyalty are way more than the perks of captaincy.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-virat-kohli-s-poor-form-101652275307574.html
 
I always thought Virat as a modern day version of Ricky Ponting. Both of them had monstrous peak with a very aggressive approach to the game. Ponting declined massively after his peak and Kohli it seems, is going through that same stage in his career.
 
This is an even more dramatic decline than Ponting had. It’s a collapse.
 
Royal Challengers Bangalore batter Virat Kohli on Friday became the first batter to complete 6,500 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The right-handed batter achieved the feat in the ongoing game against Punjab Kings at Brabourne Stadium. The former RCB skipper brought up 6,500 runs in his 220th game in the cash-rich league. In the ongoing contest, Kohli brought up the feat in the opening over of RCB's innings bowled by Harpreet Brar.

Before this game, Kohli had 6,499 runs in 219 games at an average of 36.31 in the IPL.

The batter's best performance in the league had come in 2016 where he scored 973 runs. In that particular season, Kohli smashed four centuries, helping RCB reach the final. In the summit clash, the side came up short against SunRisers Hyderabad.

Talking about the ongoing season, Kohli started off batting at No.3 and he had registered two back-to-back ducks against Lucknow Super Giants and SunRisers Hyderabad.

After that, Kohli started opening for the franchise and in the game against Gujarat Titans, he played a knock of 58 runs off 53 balls. In the next game against Chennai Super Kings, Kohli scored 30 runs off 33 balls.

Before RCB's last game against SRH, Kohli needed just one run to reach 6,500 runs, but he fell on the very first ball of the game bowled by Jagadeesha Suchith.

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Looks totally demotivated these days! Test Cricket captaincy (and his team doing well in that format) has been the only driving factor for him of late. But now with that gone, playing under someone has made it even worse for him (I thought he will be relaxed after relieved from captaincy! That too he is not even captaining in IPL now! Still not able to concentrate on his game!)

I think it has to do with both technique (predominantly front foot player so did well when the eye-vision and reflexes were sharp in his younger days) and mindset (his aggression used to add on to his game when he was in form, but now that's acting as a negative factor)

So, ideally he should have been relieved from captaincy lot earlier when all this started. In that way it would have helped him and given him time to work on his game (maybe 2-3 years back from now). Now age is catching up + changes in team environment (team is also started to see its decline - Dhawan, Pujara, Rahane and now even Rohit perhaps all going out) and changes in family (marriage, and then birth of child) has made it extremely difficult for him to focus on what's happening with his actual "game".

I expected this few years back itself, but such sudden decline to an extent of not scoring a century for so-so long (Rahane, Ashwin, Jadeja have scored centuries in this period! Even Pujara has shown more grit and consistency than Kohli even though he has also forgotten scoring centuries a daddy-hundred man by himself!)

Come on Kohli is not scoring centuries in home test matches even against lesser teams! That's why I was alerting about his form-decline from several years and asking to relieve him from captaincy! But since the team was doing well, everything were masked-off. But in bargain we have lost such a huge-caliber batsman so soon!

I don't see him coming back again! The next try is to give him a long break (like 3 to 6 months) and see how it goes (Probably play only Ranji or County games!) If he eventually gets back to form then we can expect similar contribution from him like how we got from Tendulkar at his fag-end days! But I think his ego will interfere in his every action and kills every possible remedial step!
 
There is a big difference between Tendulkar and Kohli though. Tendulkar remained student of the game throughout his career, never hesitated to play FC games whenever his game floundered.

He even played one at nondescript Lahli (Haryana) at the end of his career something which you'd never expect Kohli to do. He is too much of an egoist to stay out of limelight.

That game also inspired current Indian woman cricketer, Shafali Verma to take up the game seriously. Shows what it means when top Indian cricketers play domestic cricket. It inspires so many.
 
It's about high time Virat Kohli took a break from cricket and work on his game again. Age is not doing him any favors either.

Go back to Ranji trophy. Re-craft your skills again, take a break, do wtv. We tend to forget that these players are human being with emotion. Espacially during pandemic, it has been hard on all the players being separated from family/friends.

Honestly, the man has enough money now. Should have skipped on IPL and got some rest. This Tamasha league won't bring you any glory if you ain't performing in international cricket.
 
Sourav Ganguly has his say on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's poor form in IPL 2022
In 13 games this season, Kohli has scored 236 runs at just 19.67, while the Mumbai Indians skipper has managed 218 runs in 12 games at just 18.17.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's struggles with the bat in the ongoing 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) has become a huge concern, especially with India set to play the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia later in October. And BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday opened up on their struggling performances in the ongoing season.

In 13 games this season, Kohli has scored 236 runs at just 19.67 at a strike rate of 113.46. His tally comprises a solitary half-century score and three golden duck dismissals. The is Kohli's worst performance in 14 years of IPL. Only in the inaugural edition, he had scored fewer runs than this year, albeit with a game remaining in the league stage with RCB vying for a place in the playoffs.

The Mumbai Indians skipper, on the other hand, has managed 218 runs in 12 games at just 18.17 with a strike rate of 125.29. The tally comprises five single-digit scores and one dismissal on duck. Rohit is yet to hit a half-century this season where Mumbai Indians, who are already out of the race to the playoffs, have two more games to play.

Speaking to Mid Day, Ganguly opined that with the T20 World Cup still far away, he remains unfazed over their present form and backed them to bounce back strongly.

“I’m not worried at all about the form of Rohit or Virat. They are too good…real big players. The World Cup is far away and I am quite confident that they will be in top shape much before the tournament," he said.

Following 2022 IPL, India will have four T20I series to play with the five-match contest against South Africa slated to begin in June. This will be followed by t2o T20Is in Ireland and three in England and three more at home against Australia, although it is yet to be conformed by the BCCI.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-s-poor-form-in-ipl-2022-101652608721522.html
 
Something to remind all posters here, almost all elite batsmen go through a decline after their peak.

Viv Richards, Border, Dravid, Ponting, Smith, Steve Waugh, etc.

Is it very rare for an elite batsman to have a second peak after their decline.

The only batsmen who have successfully had a sustained second peak so are Tendulkar and Lara. There are a few cases of batsmen like Gavaskar and Steve Waugh who recovered good form just before their retirement also.

In Kohli's case, what is surprising is how his decline has started younger than usual, and how bad it has been.
 
subshakerz said:
Something to remind all posters here, almost all elite batsmen go through a decline after their peak.

Viv Richards, Border, Dravid, Ponting, Smith, Steve Waugh, etc.

Is it very rare for an elite batsman to have a second peak after their decline.

The only batsmen who have successfully had a sustained second peak so are Tendulkar and Lara. There are a few cases of batsmen like Gavaskar and Steve Waugh who recovered good form just before their retirement also.

In Kohli's case, what is surprising is how his decline has started younger than usual, and how bad it has been.
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Playing useless Pyjama League matches for 2-3 months every year and not taking rest during that period is the main reason behind his decline. Guys like KL Rahul, Bumrah and Rohit will follow this pattern pretty soon. :inti
 
Virat Kohli is not in his best form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. In 13 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the former captain has scored 236 runs at an average of 19.67. This is Kohli's lowest average in an edition of the franchise cricket league since 2009. In the inaugural 2008 IPL, Kohli had averaged 15. After that season, the former India captain averaged over 22 in each of the seasons till 2021. Kohli has scored only one half-century this season and his strike-rate is 113.46.

Now, Kohli has opened up on his current frame of mind and how he coping with such a dip in form.

"My experiences are sacred to me. Whatever I have experienced in this phase or in the past as well, one thing I can vouch for is that I have never valued myself more as a person. Because I'm experiencing now that there is a big sense of the identity that's created by the world for you, which is far more different and so far away from the reality of you as a human being. So, what I'm experiencing now is that I am valuing myself and I care for my own well-being way more I would have in the past. I'm actually in the happiest phase of my life," Kohli said on Star Sports show 'INSIDE RCB'.

"I am not finding any self-worth or value in what I do on the field. I'm way past that phase. This is a phase of evolution for me. Not to say that I don't have the same drive, my drive will never die down. The day my drive goes away, I'll not be playing this game. But to understand that somethings are not controllable, the only controllable you have are things that you can work towards, which is working hard on the field and in life as well and from that point of view, I feel that I am in the most balanced space that I have ever been and I am happy with who I am and how I am leading my life.

"I am not finding any source of encouragement or disappointment by what happens on the field. So, this has not been about myself, this is about the fact that I have not contributed to my team's cause as much as I would have wanted to or I pride myself to, and that is something that always disappoints me, not what I do as an individual. It's because I don't want to let my team down."

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Not so, says VK

67* (51) - match winning innings atm
 
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Virat Kohli st Wade b Rashid Khan 73(54)
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Virat Kohli: I can keep going. It was an important game. I was disappointed that I haven't done much for my team and that is what bothers me, not the stats. Today was a game where I was able to create an impact for the team. Puts us in a good position. There are expectations because of the performances that you have put in. You need to keep the perspective right. You can forget the process in order to live up to the expectations. I have worked really hard. I batted 90 minutes in the nets yesterday. I came in very free and relaxed. It is in that spur of the moment why is it happening to me. It goes back to 2018 in England when I was dropped on 21 and the juggernaut could have started again like it did on the 2014 tour. I won't be standing here being ungrateful for all that I have achieved. With the very first shot of Shami, I felt I could hit lengths balls over the fielder's head. I knew that tonight was the night when I could kick on. It has been wonderful that I have got so much support in this edition. I am forever grateful to all the love that I have never seen before.
 
My gut instinct says that Kohli is too good of a bat not to have another rebound and regain good form before retiring. Otherwise if he continues this way for 1-2 years he will likely retire rather than be a burden on the team. His pride won't allow him to be mediocre too long.

His issues are clearly mental rather than injuries or aging. Which means he should be capable of re-gaining form once he gets over his block.

As Shastri suggested, he needs a break.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-rcbs-virat-kohli-open-to-taking-a-break-to-rejuvenate-himself-mentally-1315709
 
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Top knock yesterday, the best all format batsman of this generation.
 
MP2011 said:
Aren't 2+ years of mediocrity long enough?
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That was when he was captain and still had the hype around him.

As it is now, he can't continue like this for another couple of years before he becomes droppable.
 
subshakerz said:
That was when he was captain and still had the hype around him.

As it is now, he can't continue like this for another couple of years before he becomes droppable.
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lol at excuses to prop him.

Let me tell you, he won't be allowed to be carried for another 2 years with the kind of miserable form he is in. If he keeps doing for some more series what he has been doing for last 2+ years, it won't be long when he is dropped for good.

PS: Hope I'm proved wrong and he still has a few good years of cricket left under his belt. However, this is more of a wishful thinking, rather than factual.
 
Kohli is thinking about taking a well deserved rest.
Considering the fact that in t20 series vs SA only youngsters are going to get selected, the timing of his break should be just after the IPL.

Each and every batsman has taken break from international cricket, which includes SRT who skipped whole west Indies tour, skipping multiple odi series in his last three four years and so on.

Also he played IPL during that time.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Kohli is thinking about taking a well deserved rest.
Considering the fact that in t20 series vs SA only youngsters are going to get selected, the timing of his break should be just after the IPL.

Each and every batsman has taken break from international cricket, which includes SRT who skipped whole west Indies tour, skipping multiple odi series in his last three four years and so on.

Also he played IPL during that time.
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This is where you and others go wrong lol. The timing of his break is finished. He should have skipped the IPL 2022 and kept himself fresh for international matches. He won't like it if a youngster comes into this team and performs better than him now because he is struggling to score runs. He might as well lose his place to a youngster and then ultimately from IPL as well. He shouldn't take rest from international matches. Sachin taking breaks has nothing to do with Kohli here. He never looked as hopeless and out of form like Kohli is looking these days.

Also it looks funny to see desperation of new age IPL fans to compare Kohli with Sachin. Sachin, Ponting and Lara were in a different league which was above Kohli's league. :inti
 
Failure in a crucial game!

Last Wkt: Virat Kohli c Samson b Prasidh 7(8) - 9/1 in 1.5 ov.

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Qualifier 2
 
MenInG said:
Failure in a crucial game!

Last Wkt: Virat Kohli c Samson b Prasidh 7(8) - 9/1 in 1.5 ov.

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Qualifier 2
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When was the last time Kohli played well in a crucial game? Forget Crucial game, when was the last time he played an impactful innings even in a bilateral dead rubber match?

Kohli should take a break or just quit cricket and give deserving youngsters a chance to succeed. There are many who can play better than Kohli in all formats. But BCCI will not have the marbles to drop him.
 
IPL 2022 Qualifier 2, Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli has had a season to forget in IPL 2022 and apart from a odd fifty here and there, he has mostly looked a bit out of sorts and at times, a bit of out of ideas in trying to force the issue. Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar reckons that it is just not a mental thing anymore but a technical flaw that his letting the great Indian batter down off late.

Highlighting the fact that planting his front foot forward no matter what is only complicating matters for the India great and it was largely responsible for his dismissal last night against the Royals in a cruch game.

“Virat wanting to be on the front foot no matter what is not helping his cause. Mental toughness takes you far sure, but technical issues cannot be ignored completely. Crunch game.. front foot to a short of length bouncing ball cost him his wicket again,” Manjrekar tweeted.

Kohli was once again dismissed in single figures this season as he got out to a short of length ball outside the off stump of the bowling of Prasidh Krishna for 7 off 8 balls. Out of the eight balls he faced he had played six dot balls and took one single and hit a vintage Kohli shot off his legs for a six.

Royal Challengers Bangalore were knocked out of the IPL 2022 final race after they went down against Rajasthan Royals in the Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The Royals will now face Gujarat Titans in the final on Sunday in the same stadium .

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...t-key-technical-glitch-in-his-batting-1023945
 
And we were made to believe that the moment he stops contributing to his team's cause, he'll make way for more deserving players.

Will he be retained by RCB for next season? He is one of the major reasons why RCB hasn't yet won IPL even once.
 
not a good stint in this ipl - his stats are :

16matches 16innings 1not out 341total runs 73highest score 22.73batting average 294runs 115.98strike rate
 
Virat Kohli Becomes 1st Indian To Reach 200 Million Followers On Instagram

India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli on Tuesday became the first Indian to cross the 200 million followers mark on social media platform Instagram. Kohli, one of the most popular cricketers in the world, is known for breaking records on the field, but this milestone shows how widely he is loved across the planet. Kohli, in fact, is the most followed cricketer on Instagram, and among sportspersons, only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have more followers than the prolific batter.

Kohli himself took to Instagram to thank his supporters.

"200 mil strong. Thanks for all your support insta fam," Kohli wrote along with a montage of his Instagram posts.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/vir...stagram-3047733#pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories
 
Virat Kohli's struggles with the bat have been a big talking point in the cricket fraternity for a long time now. The former India captain has scored runs in patches since the resumption of the sport in 2020 and big knocks continue to elude him. Kohli, who has 70 international tons, hasn't crossed the three-figure mark in any format at any level since November 2019.

Once tipped to break Sachin Tendulkar's record of 100 international centuries, Kohli has gone without scoring a century in over 100 innings now. In 2022, Kohli had his worst-every IPL since the 3rd edition and only managed 341 runs in 16 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore at an average of 22.73.

Many cricket experts had asked for Kohli to be rested during IPL 2022 and the premier batsman is now enjoying his off time. Amid this, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has shared his take on Kohli's form and said that it's the "attitude that matters the most" in cricket.

Speaking to Samaa TV, Afridi shared his hot take on the former India captain and said: "In cricket, attitude matters the most. That is what I talk about the most. Do you have the attitude towards cricket or not? That Kohli, earlier in his career, wanted to be the No. 1 batsman in the world… is he still playing cricket with the same motivation? That is the big question. He has the class. But does he really even want to be No. 1 again? Or does he think he has achieved everything in life. Now just relax and pass time? It's all about attitude."

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...ke-on-struggling-virat-kohli-article-92229986
 
Man even Afridi is talking now , cmon Kohli these years will never come back!
 
Afridi has hit the nail on the head. Kohli has lost the motivation. Guy is playing in IPL but taking rest from internationals. He will be booted out from all teams one by one. :inti
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Afridi has hit the nail on the head. Kohli has lost the motivation. Guy is playing in IPL but taking rest from internationals. He will be booted out from all teams one by one. :inti
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He has no passion for IPL either.. compared to thr before seasons.

He needs tata tea jaago re jaago re jaaaago re .
Kohli from 2014-2017 would detest this Kohli.
 
JaDed said:
He has no passion for IPL either.. compared to thr before seasons.

He needs tata tea jaago re jaago re jaaaago re .
Kohli from 2014-2017 would detest this Kohli.
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He should have skipped the IPL really and played some T20 games here vs SA to get back into some rhythm. He’s on a break now which was absolutely one of the best decisions of his career. He has been playing too much cricket and is burned out. This break will really help him when he tours over here soon.
 
shaz619 said:
He should have skipped the IPL really and played some T20 games here vs SA to get back into some rhythm. He’s on a break now which was absolutely one of the best decisions of his career. He has been playing too much cricket and is burned out. This break will really help him when he tours over here soon.
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Hope so, I don’t see the winning passion anymore but things can change, unfortunately he doesn’t have much time.. He is wasting his experience and talent right now and the rate he is going he will be dropped, he has no BCCI backing anymore.

The worst is it’s mostly lack of form and ambition/passion..
 
It was great while it lasted. It was spectacular infact.
 
How many times did Clive Lloyd, Steve Waugh or even Ponting gave statements like 'In My Mind, I Have Already Achieved What I Wanted to As a Leader'

Such statements give a glimpse about what's going on in his mind. For me, he has no zeal left. His focus is more on his wife & kid, & other things not related to cricket. Fair enough. Now it's time for him to hang his playing boots, do some bollywood movies, become a life coach & spare the fans the pain of watching rookie bowlers bowling him, & his expressions to such deliveries as if he was bowled by the ball of the century.

Rant over.
 
JaDed said:
Hope so, I don’t see the winning passion anymore but things can change, unfortunately he doesn’t have much time.. He is wasting his experience and talent right now and the rate he is going he will be dropped, he has no BCCI backing anymore.

The worst is it’s mostly lack of form and ambition/passion..
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The other thing, I feel he didn’t take the limited overs sacking well at all. Kohli is a great player and like most of them, they have huge ego’s which need to be massaged. Kohli probably has felt India need him more then vice versa and as such should be treated like royalty and to an extent I do agree with it in the sense such players need a unique management style. He still has that passion but that flame can burn out with the crazy workload and insane spotlight in the media, he just needs to go back to basics and focus on one format at a time and limit his workload, management need to appease him a bit more as well
 
Kohli has been the highest earning cricketer in the world for last 5 years, and has been one of the most successful test captain of all time. If Kohli thinks he has achieved everything he was wanted, I wouldn't argue.

However, if he doesn't want to play seriously anymore, he should retire. India have plenty of batsmen to take his spot.
 
I feel he still hasn't achieved as much in test cricket as he could. He was averaging 44 till 2015 and had an insane peak between 2016-19 where he hit a number of double century at home and had a great year overseas in 2018. But after that he has lost the hunger. His test career is nothing outstanding to talk about.

In LOIs, it was no doubt outstanding the way he won matches and chased down 300+ totals was so amazing to watch and his peak was pretty long one too( from 2012-14 and then 2016-19).
 
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