Rajkumar Sharma on Sunil Gavaskar’s advice to Virat Kohli. (Photos by Izhar Khan and Paul Kane – CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)
Virat Kohli’s form has been one of the key discussions in the Border-Gavaskar Series. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has suggested that Kohli should take a leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic 241 in Sydney and restrict himself from playing the cover drive. However, Kohli’s childhood Rajkumar Sharma disapproved Gavaskar advice.
Gavaskar had suggestion came during commentary in the third Test of the series in Brisbane. There are still two Tests left in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne (December 26 to 30) and the New Year’s Test in Sydney Test (January 3 to 7). The biggest topic of discussion right now is the form of Virat Kohli.
“Sunil Gavaskar has been a great player and his suggestions are always welcomed but I hope he suggests others also about their batting. He has been performing well since 2008. It will be unfair to say that he is out of form on the basis of two innings. He has already scored a hundred in this series. How many players have got a hundred in the series?” said Sharma as quoted by NDTV.
Kohli’s form was also under scrutiny during India’s home season, when they played Bangladesh and New Zealand. Kohli could only score 99 runs in four innings against Bangladesh while he managed only 93 runs in six innings against New Zealand, including three single-digit scores and a duck. However, Sharma ignored the stats and said Kohli will eventually find his form.
“To be honest, I didn’t know much about the stats but the kind of player he is, he will bounce back. I think he is too good a player to be told anything and criticized because he has been the most consistent player in Indian cricket history,” Sharma added.