When Ashish Nehra backed a seemingly diffident Virat Kohli
Updated On: 29 April, 2023 01:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Harit Joshi
Ashish Nehra, who has worked closely with the Indian batting ace during his time at Royal Challengers Bangalore, backed his Delhi ex-teammate to come out of this rut soon
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India’s Virat Kohli walks back after being dismissed for 11 in the third T20 International against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday. PIC/GETTY IMAGES
Former India pacer Ashish Nehra has backed struggling Virat Kohli. India’s most successful Test captain has been out of sorts with runs drying up quickly and the gap only widening to get to the three-figure mark once again since 2019 [139 against Bangladesh during the day-night Test at Eden Gardens]. While several experts called for the dropping Kohli, Nehra, who has worked closely with the Indian batting ace during his time at Royal Challengers Bangalore, backed his Delhi ex-teammate to come out of this rut soon.
“Yes, it’s not written anywhere that he will keep playing for India even if he doesn’t score runs. But when you have done so much in the past, you will always get extra chances,” said Nehra during a virtual interaction organised by Sony Sports Network, the host broadcaster for India’s tour to England. “Yes, you get dropped when you don’t perform. However, there are many ifs and buts. When you’re a player like Virat who has scored runs and done so much for the country, he can’t be dropped straightaway. Virat hasn’t been among runs, but dropping him isn’t the solution. We are discussing Virat as an example. Even [skipper] Rohit [Sharma] struggled before returning to form in the 50-over game. He struggled in this year’s IPL and other T20 games,” Nehra added.
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