IPL 2022: When Virat Kohli Was In Form, He Would Score Heaps; Now, The Bad Form Has Peaked - Former Pakistan Cricketer

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli has had a poor IPL 2022 season where he has shown brilliance in patches but hasn’t contributed significantly in more than half of the franchise’s matches.

Although he has had good starts in the last couple of matches against Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, his poor strike rate has hurt the team and the batters who follow. Speaking about the same, former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif felt his bad form is peaking.

“Every player goes through this phase, some come out of it early, some take a long time. Guys like Kohli have more pressure because they are attractions. Ravi Shastri and others have suggested rest but Virat Kohli knows best. When he was in form, he would score heaps of runs.”

“The way he used to perform, Virat was set to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record with ease, he had scored so many hundreds. He took it to the extreme. But now when he is dealing with bad form, that too has come at extreme, that too has peaked,” Latif said on the YouTube show ‘Caught Behind’.

“Virat Kohli has to come out of this rough patch himself” – Rashid Latif

Latif insisted that there is only one way back and Kohli has to find it himself. As much as the debate hangs around Kohli’s technique, there is a certain mental aspect that the 33-year-old hasn’t been able to overcome.

“He has to come out of this rough patch himself. Everyone has the belief in him and he will come back, and the day he realized it himself, he will start doing it. Against Gujarat Titans, he has started doing it. I could see that touch.”

“In the last few games, there were a few inside-edged and things like that but the other day against GT, he hit a couple of crisp drives, played Shami well, he looks on good touch. If he can continue doing it, runs will come,” Latif further mentioned.

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