Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma said that the batter has been performing well since 2008 and added that it is unfair to say that he is out of form
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar recently advised Virat Kohli, who is struggling to score in the Australia Test series, to follow Sachin Tendulkar and his epic knock of 241 in Sydney where he didn’t play a single cover drive. This suggestion however, was met with disapproval from Virat’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma.
“Sunil Gavaskar has been a great player and his suggestions are always welcomed but I hope he suggests others also about their batting,” Sharma told PTI on Tuesday.
“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?,” Sharma added.
Kohli’s coach was also asked whether the batter feels bad for getting criticized after not scoring a single fifty in 8 consecutive Tests. To this question Sharma replied, “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 criticised because he has been the most consistent player in Indian cricket history.”
Sharma also revealed that he had spoken with Kohli, but didn’t disclose the details of their conversation to the media.
“We have been talking to each other and talked something that I wouldn’t say in public. But he is a mature enough player and knows where he is going wrong. He will bounce back and you’ll see that in the series itself,” Sharma concluded.
