India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah has a belief that Virat Kohli was not out of form as the team entered Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Kohli has not been scoring good numbers is the last two Tests of the three-Test series against New Zealand.
In the Test in Perth, Kohli also departed for a single-digit score in the first inning, but then came back in the second inning and smashed his 81st Test century. Jasprit Bumrah shared his views about this and stated that Kohli was not out of form, the conditions were just difficult for him.
“About Virat – I didn’t see him out of form at all. On challenging wickets it’s hard to judge if a batsman is in form. He was looking good in the nets,” Bumrah said in the post-match presentation.
On the 3rd Day of the first Test, Kohl smashed an unbeaten 100 as India called off the innings, setting a target of 534 for Australia. This century marks the 7th Test century for Kohli, and has equalled his tally with that of England’s Wally Hammond.
After Bumrah had declared the innings, Kohli stated that he had dedicate this Test century to his wife Anushka Sharma, as she has always been with his side through all the times.
“Anushka has been right by my side through thick and thin. She knows everything that goes on behind the scenes. Knows what goes on in the head when you’re not performing well. I’m not a guy who hangs around for the sake of it. I take pride in performing for the country,” he told Adam Gilchrist after Bumrah declared the innings.
