Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes Virat Kohli was fully prepared for the England series. But he did not receive the support of the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar.
Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12. He gave this information from an Instagram post.
Ranji played signals to continue this format “I think he wanted to continue playing in this format. He may have discussed this with BCCI officials and selectors. The selectors may have mentioned his performance in the last 5-6 years and said that he could never know what happened.”
He further said, 'After returning from a tour of Australia and playing the Ranji Trophy, it was clear that he wanted to comeback in the next Test. He hoped he would also get support from the BCCI and the selectors, but he did not get it. '
Hit only 3 centuries in Test in the last five years If we look at Kohli's performance in the past years, it becomes clear that his performance has declined. In the meantime, he scored only 2028 in 68 innings and scored only three centuries. During this period, the average of his career has dropped to 46. During the tour of Australia, he scored a brilliant century in Perth and showed signs of Comeback, but in the rest of the tour he was able to score only 90 runs and India lost the series 1-3.
See Kaif believes that Kohli's approach in Australia revealed that he was tired of this format. He was seen trying to score a quick run. In Test cricket you have to stay on the crease for hours, which he has done before, but he used to take an edge while trying to play the outside. It seemed that his patience was missing.
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