IND vs NZ 2021: Virat Kohli Knows When He Had Scored His Last Hundred And He Knows He Needs Another Hundred To Silence The Critics – Simon Doull

Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has opined that Indian captain Virat Kohli is fully aware of his last international century and he knows he will have to smash another century to silence his critics.

Virat Kohli scored his last international century in 2019 in the Pink Ball Test against Bangladesh and since then he has played 56 innings across all three formats but has failed to increase his tally of hundreds to 71.

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Meanwhile, Speaking to Star Sports after the toss for the Mumbai Test between India and New Zealand, Doull said that the Indian captain is under tremendous pressure and he needs to score a century now.

“They know how big this is, how big that wicket is. Virat knows how many innings it has been (since his last international century). He says he doesn’t know how many it has been, but he is not being honest either.

He knows exactly when he had scored his last hundred and he knows that he needs another hundred to silence some of the critics. So he is feeling the pressure as much as anyone. And rightly, he should,” Doull said.

Virat Kohli Sets Such High Standard, That’s The Problem – Simon Doull

Doull feels that Kohli has set high standards for himself and that is why he is getting targeted by the critics.

“He sets such high standard. That’s the problem. When you set such high standards, so far above the rest, how do you stick to it? At times you will have a lull and this is one of those lulls,” he added.

The former New Zealand cricketer said that Kohli is “too good a player” and he was hoping that Kohli scores a century in India’s next Test match and not in the second Test of the two-match Test series against New Zealand. He said:

“He is too good a player, but lets hope that (century) happens in the next Test match and not this,” he maintained.

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