“Virat Kohli will bounce back from this series”

Team India’s former wicketkeeper batsman Deep Dasgupta has given a big statement about veteran batsman Virat Kohli. The recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) proved to be very bad for Virat Kohli. Even though he scored a century, his performance remained lackluster after that. Now Deep Dasgupta has expressed hope that Virat Kohli will recover from this bad phase and make a great comeback again.

Kohli is in a situation like 2014: Deep Dasgupta

While reviewing BGT on Star Sports, Deep Dasgupta said,
“I am sure this series will not define Virat Kohli. His series in England in 2014 was also bad, but he made a comeback from there. I hope he makes a comeback this time too.”

Deep also said that the biggest challenge for Virat in this series was the weakness on the off side rather than scoring runs. Kohli lost his wicket in the same manner again and again, due to which his performance came under question.

Virat Kohli’s bad form in BGT

• Out in the same way 8 times: Virat lost his wicket 8 times in the series. Every time, while trying to bat or defend the ball on the fourth or fifth stump, he got caught at slip or behind the wicket.
• Century in Perth: He scored an unbeaten century in Perth, but was seen struggling to score runs even in the first innings.
• Weakness of off stump: Virat’s biggest problem was tampering with the off stump balls, which raises questions on his form.

Will Virat Kohli be selected on England tour?

Now the question arises whether Virat Kohli will get a place in the team on the upcoming England tour or not.

• Virat has not played domestic cricket for a long time.
• His performance and form will be an important factor for selection.

It will be interesting to see on what basis the selectors decide to include him in the team.

Expectations of Kohli’s return

Virat Kohli’s performance on the England tour in 2014 was very poor, but after this he made a tremendous comeback and left his mark in the cricket world. Deep Dasgupta hopes that Virat is able to do the same this time too.

• His technique and experience will give him a chance to make a comeback.
• At this time he needs to gain form and confidence.