IND vs ENG: Don't Know How The Out-of-form Phase Has Gone On For So Long – Sanjay Manjrekar On Virat Kohli's Form

Former India National Cricket Team batter Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed surprise at the prolonged lean patch of the star India batter Virat Kohli.

Kohli has been struggling for runs in recent times and he failed to perform well in the first innings of the rescheduled Test match against England on Friday. He was dismissed by pacer Matthew Potts in the first innings as he was indecisive about leaving or playing at a length ball and he only managed to get an inside edge onto the stumps.

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During a discussion on Sony Sports, Manjrekar talked about Kohli’s poor form and said that the modern-day great is low on confidence and there are some technical issues in his batting along with slight bad luck. He elaborated:

“What do I say, as an expert when I see I have some opinion that the confidence has gone down a little, he is enduring slight bad luck also, there are technical issues, I feel he is playing a lot on the front foot but it is not because of this he is not scoring runs, runs are scored despite all this. Everyone does not have the technical perfection but they score runs.

“Virat Kohli’s form is surprising me because it came suddenly. When great batters go out of form, they come back in form quickly. You will have to say that we don’t know how the out-of-form phase has gone on for so long.”

Kohli scored runs against Jimmy Anderson by leaving deliveries – Sanjay Manjrekar

Manjrekar further talked about Kohli’s dismissal in the first innings off Matthew Potts’ delivery. He said:

“Today also his fight was on. Outside the off-stump bowling is done to him. He tries his best from his side to stay there but on one ball which was pitched slightly up, he got double-minded, because generally he leaves with a clear mind. He scored runs against Jimmy Anderson by leaving deliveries.”

Manjrekar also talked about Kohli’s knock in the Cape Town Test against South Africa National Cricket Team, where he scored just 23 runs off 143 deliveries during his 193-minute stay at the crease. He asserted:

“It is the first time we saw that he was hesitant while leaving as well. The last innings he played in South Africa, he probably scored 23 runs and played for three hours and 13 minutes, this is Virat Kohli, an all-time great batter. When a guy is out of form such things happen, which surprise you.”

Also Read: IND vs ENG: Ex-India Opener Wasim Jaffer Shares His Views On Whether Virat Kohli Should Bat Further Down The Order In Tests

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