Australia opener Usman Khawaja reacted to World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev’s feedback on Virat Kohli, the place Dev had questioned Kohli nonetheless being within the Team India T20I setup regardless of a string of low scores.
Usman Khawaja comes up with a witty tackle Kapil Dev’s comment on Virat Kohli (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSUsman Khawaja got here up with a witty comment about Kapil Dev’s feedback on Virat KohliKapil remarked that Kohli’s place within the T20I squad just isn’t assuredKhawaja implied that the Australian crew would like to face a Kohli-less Indian crew
Australia opener Usman Khawaja got here up with a witty comment about World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev’s feedback on Virat Kohli, the place Dev had questioned Kohli nonetheless being within the Team India T20I setup regardless of a string of low scores. Khawaja implied that the Australian crew would like to face a Kohli-less Indian crew within the match.
Reacting to ICC’s Instagram publish which included a quote from Kapil, Khawaja commented: “Averages 50 at virtually 140. Good name, Australia agrees.
Kapil mentioned that if Ravichandran Ashwin could possibly be dropped from Tests, why couldn’t Kohli be given the identical remedy in T20Is? Kapil remarked that Kohli’s place within the T20I squad just isn’t assured, and the crew administration ought to take a look at giving younger in-form gamers extra probabilities fairly than going with the popularity of gamers.
“Yes, now the situation is such that you might be forced to bench Kohli from T20 playing eleven. If world No. 2 bowler Ashwin can be dropped from the Test side, then (once upon a time) world No. 1 batter can also be dropped,” Kapil advised ABP News.
Kapil had no hesitation in saying that Kohli is at the moment wanting like a shadow of his previous self.
“Virat is not batting at a level which we have seen him do over the years. He has made a name because of his performances, but if he isn’t performing, then you can’t keep the performing youngsters out of the team,” mentioned the legendary cricketer.
“I want competition for places in the team in a positive sense that these youngsters should try and outperform Virat,” he mentioned.
“You can call it rest and someone else will call it dropped. Every person will have his own view. Obviously, if selectors don’t pick him (Kohli), then it could be because a big player isn’t performing,” he noticed.
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