IPL 2022: Concerns are growing about Virat Kohli's inability to play fluently, s

Despite his team registering a hardfought win in the last match against Chennai Super Kings concerns are growing about the former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohlis inability to play fluently in the Indian Premier League IPL 2022Kohli one of the best batters in the world cricket is finding different ways to get out to different bowlers in the IPL In the match against CSK Moen Ali produced a perfect offspinner dismissal inviting Kohli to go for an expansive drive but got one to turn in from outside off to hit the stumpsSeeing Kohlis inability to defend his citadel against quality bowlers former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop said he is concerned that different types of bowlers are getting the former RCB captain out amid his poor run of form in the recent past He added that the star batters inability to keep a healthy scoring rate is also a worrying sign for him as well as his teamVirat Kohli who has been struggling for form played a laboured knock against CSKs bowlers in which he managed 30 from just 33 balls Kohli took his time even as his opening partner Faf du Plessis kept the scoreboard moving in the powerplay Kohli played 16 dot balls and the pressure showed as he was involved in the runout of Glenn Maxwell who walked in at No 3 for RCBIf youre not getting ahead of the rate and going at a runaball you need to bat deep into the innings Ian Bishop was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfoHowever Bishop emphasised that he is not criticising Kohli but wanted to highlight his lack of intent during RCBs match against CSK at the MCA Stadium in Pune on WednesdayHe didnt get ahead and there wasnt much intent He hit one six over extracover off the seamer and that was when he just went ahead to a runaball and then he came back And he isnt going deep into the innings either So those deliveries dont come back to you Even if RCB won that wasnt an innings even given the difficulties of the pitch that you could say caused a matchwinning total he addedIt is no secret that IPL 2022 has seen Virat Kohli struggle to get runs consistently for Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB In 11 matches Kohli had amassed just 216 runs at an average of 2160 and strikerate of 11191Amidst registering consecutive golden ducks and recently nine against the Rajasthan Royals at Pune many former cricketers have asked Kohli to take a break in order to get some restHowever he scored halfcentury 58 in 53 balls against Gujarat Titans and many former cricketers including legendary Sunil Gavaskar said that it was a muchneeded and confidencebooster fifty for the beleaguered batterBefore his fifty against GT joining the take a break bandwagon was former India head coach Ravi Shastri who has advised Kohli to pull out of IPL 2022 if he wishes to extend his cricketing careerI think it a break is ideal for him because he has played nonstop cricket and has captained the side across all formats It will be wise of him to take a break Sometimes you have to draw the balance This year he is already into the tournament IPL 2022 tomorrow if push comes to shove and you want to prolong your international career and make a mark there for 67 years pull out of the IPL for all you care Shastri said on sports presenter Jatin Saprus YouTube channelKohlis struggles against spin are not new for Bishop but he believes there is a more pressing issue with the star batters dismissals in the recent pastThis is something weve been seeing with Virat not just this season Even last season I remember and even sometimes internationally hell fly out he didnt fly out tonight and then hell slow down again So Im concerned he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever