Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has backed Virat Kohli to come back out of the rut and wish KL Rahul to bat within the center order going ahead.
In his newest episode of The ICC Review, Ponting mentioned Kohli’s lack of run shouldn’t hassle Team administration forward of the fourth Test of the onngoing Border-Gavaskar collection.
“I’m not looking at anybody’s form in this Test series because, for a batsman, it has just been an absolute, it’s been a nightmare,” Ponting mentioned.
“For Virat, I’ve mentioned it earlier than I say it again and again. Champion gamers at all times discover a method, and sure, it would appear to be he’s in a little bit of a drought in the intervening time and he won’t be scoring the runs that all of us count on him to attain.
“And actually, you already know, he’s a realist as nicely. And everyone knows as batsmen, while you’re struggling and never scoring runs, you don’t want anyone else to inform you. You’re fairly conscious of it your self.
“But no, I’m every day of the week putting my hand up and not even showing any sort of concern to Virat Kohli. Because I know he will bounce back.”
There are excessive possibilities that India would possibly play Australia at Oval within the World Test Championships (WTC) ultimate and he needs to KL Rahul to bat within the center order within the abroad situations.
“With someone like KL Rahul having gone out of this side and Shubman Gill having come in, both these guys have played a bit of Test match cricket and you could potentially have both of those guys in the same team,” Ponting recommended.
“Maybe Shubman may begin on the prime and KL may probably transfer down into the center order, as a result of he’s performed cricket in these (English) situations earlier than, albeit on the prime of the order.
“But one thing we know about the UK is that the ball swings for long periods of time during the day. And if the overhead conditions are suitable, then the ball tends to swing right the way through an innings.”
