T20 World cup: Kohli’s bat has also remained silent so far and discussions have started whether the combination should now be changed and Yashasvi Jaiswal should be sent to open and Kohli should be sent to number three?
India had decided to open the innings with Virat Kohli along with captain Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup, but this strategy of India has failed so far and both the batsmen have not been able to give the team a big start. Kohli’s bat has also remained silent so far and discussions have started on whether the combination should now be changed and Yashasvi Jaiswal should be sent to open and Kohli should be sent at number three? However, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar is not worried about Kohli’s poor form.
T20 World cup: Kohli scored five runs in three matches
Kohli’s bat is not working at all in the T20 World Cup. This is the first time that Kohli is opening for India in the T20 format along with Rohit Sharma. However, Kohli’s bat has been a flop in the first three matches of the group stage and he has scored a total of five runs in three matches. Kohli scored one run in five balls against Ireland and four runs in three balls against Pakistan, while he could not even open his account against America. Kohli’s record in T20 America has not been good and he has scored only 68 runs in six innings. During this, his strike rate has been 97.14, while the average is 11.33.
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‘No need to panic’: T20 World cup
T20 World cup: Gavaskar said that there is no need to worry about Kohli’s form at the moment and he will make a strong comeback soon. Gavaskar said on a sports channel, when you play for the country, there is nothing more motivating than this. Kohli has performed brilliantly for India for many years and has won many matches for the country. He has to understand that it is still early days and the tournament is still very long. After this there is the Super Eight stage, then the semi-finals and if everything goes right then the final. Kohli knows that he has to show a little patience and trust himself. If there are less runs in three matches, then suddenly everything cannot go wrong. There is nothing to worry about. He will make a comeback in the coming days.
There is little chance of change in combination
T20 World cup: Even though the Indian opening pair has failed to make an impact so far, it is unlikely that the team management will make any changes in the opening combination. India has an additional top-order batsman in the form of Yashasvi, but it is believed that the team management and the captain will continue to support Kohli and he will not come to bat at number three. With Kohli coming to open, Pant is batting at number three and he did well against Ireland and Pakistan while playing at this position. This also gives India a chance to keep an additional all-rounder in the form of Shivam Dubey in the playing-11. Shivam, along with Suryakumar Yadav, batted well against America and played a match-winning partnership of 72 runs for the fourth wicket.
