IND vs WI LIVE: Vikram Rathour – Virat Kohli: Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour has backed under-fire Virat Kohli to overcome a lean patch against West Indies. He said that the 33-year-old is working hard at the nets, expressed confidence in him to play a role in the T20I series. Follow India vs West Indies LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
It is worth noting that Kohli managed to score just 26 runs in 3-match ODI series against West Indies and needs to contribute more in the T20Is.
IND vs WI LIVE: Vikram Rathour says Virat Kohli working very hard amid lean patch, says, ‘he will bat well’- check out
- India and West Indies will lock horns in three T20Is, beginning Wednesday at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- In the ODI series against West Indies, Virat Kohli recorded scores of 8, 18, and 0.
- Virat Kohli will be looking to contribute in upcoming T20Is. He is just 73 runs away from becoming top run-getter in the shortest format.
- He loves playing against WI and has scored 501 runs in 11 matches at an average of 62+ which comprises 5 fifties.
- Unlike ODIs, Kohli has been at his very bets in T20Is. He managed to score 299 runs in 8 innings during the last calendar year at a promising average of 74.75.
“There have been no specific conversations with him. I personally do not think Virat is going through a lean phase at least in this format, in T20Is and ODIs, he has done well for us lately. I understand he had a relatively poor series against the West Indies, but no conversations as such. He is batting well in the nets, we are happy with the kind of preparation he is putting in so no conversations, I am certain in one of the coming innings, he will bat well,” said Rathour while replying to a query during a virtual press conference.
“That is the focus, we are looking towards the T20 World Cup in Australia, once we have our team, till the time we have everyone available, it is hard to say what everyone’s role is going to be, but so far, that is the focus. We have started our preparation for Australia, I do not think we have any issues looking at the batting we have,” he added.
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Talking about Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar’s batting, the coach said: “Both of them are batting well, the reason is that they work hard on their batting and now you can see the results. Really good to have two all-rounders and it gives us flexibility in the side.”
IND vs WI LIVE: Vikram Rathour says Virat Kohli working very hard amid lean patch, says, ‘he will bat well’
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