Don't Think There's A Lot To Gain, He Might Score A Cheap Hundred In Zimbabwe But That Doesn't Change Too Much – Scott Styris On Virat Kohli

Former New Zealand National Cricket Team all-rounder Scott Styris has said that the former India National Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli doesn’t have a lot to gain from the Zimbabwe tour and he should take a complete rest.

Kohli, who has not scored a century since 2019, has been going through an extended lean patch across all three formats. In the recently concluded all-format tour of England, the 33-year-old had an awful 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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During SPORTS18’s daily sports news show ‘SPORTS OVER THE TOP,’ Styris said:

“Firstly, I loved hearing what a selector goes through in the process that they don’t just simply pick a team or pick the best players. There’s a real methodology around how they go about putting a team together. I can tell you there are plenty of times I wish I could have a conversation with our selectors back here in New Zealand about certain things.”

I still believe Kohli is the key man for India – Scott Styris

Former New Zealand National Cricket Team all-rounder said that the star batter Kohli might smash a century in the series against Zimbabwe, which can boost his confidence, but things won’t change too much.

“So, I loved hearing that, but I’m with you a hundred per cent. I think it is a lose-lose for Kohli. I’d love to see him take a complete break from the game for a little while and come back. Asked the question as selectors and coach Rahul Dravid, I think he’s got a big part to plan as to how much preparation time you need to be at a hundred per cent when the world cup starts and then work backwards from there and then build that schedule that Saba was talking about,” Styris said.

“So yeah, Zimbabwe, I’d forget about it because I don’t necessarily think there’s a lot to gain from him. He might score a cheap hundred, which goes great for confidence, but doesn’t necessarily change too much moving forward because I still believe he’s the key man for India,” Styris further said.

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