Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. Image: Twitter

Former Pakistan National Cricket Team skipper Mohammad Yousuf has said that a batter going through a lean patch is part and parcel of the game. However, he admitted that the former India National Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli is going through a lengthier lean patch.

Star India batter Kohli, who has not scored a century since 2019, has been struggling with his form. In the recently concluded all-format tour of England, the 33-year-old had a terrible run. He registered scores of 11 & 20 in the Edgbaston Test, 1 and 11 in two T20Is, and 16 and 17 in two ODIs.

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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. (Photo: Twitter)

Meanwhile, former Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf said that after legendary India batter Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli is the one, who has made an extraordinary contribution to the game.

“This is a part of the game where a player goes out of form. It has been a lengthier patch for him. But what he has contributed so far, after Sachin Tendulkar, is the player to make that kind of a contribution,” Yousuf said during a chat with Pakistan channel ARY News.

“He has scored 71 centuries, within a span of 11 years, especially in white-ball cricket. In Tests, he could not do as much as he did in white-ball cricket. However, he has scored 27 Test tons as well.”

He is the best player of the last 10 years – Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf. (Photo: Twitter)

Yousuf further said there could be many factors behind Kohli’s struggle for runs in recent times. He also showered praise on Kohli and said that the star batter has been the No.1 player in the last years.

“For me, this is a part of the game. Maybe it has to do with the way he has been treated and that he has gone under pressure. He would know better,” Yousuf said during a chat with Pakistan channel ARY News.

“But for me the way he has performed, he is the best player of the last 10 years or so. Among the players who have played cricket in the last 10 years, he has been the No. 1 player,” Yousuf added.

Virat Kohli (Image Credits: Twitter)
Virat Kohli (Image Credits: Twitter)

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