Highly acclaimed cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has observed Virat Kohli’s entire career closely and wishes to see his best in 2022. The cricket analyst apparently wants Kohli to show glimpses of his form between 2016 and 2018. For the unversed, Kohli was on a roll in this period and scored runs for fun.
Scoring hundreds seemed an easy task for Virat Kohli once. However, things seemed to have changed over the last couple of years for India’s chasemaster. The 33-year-old batter hasn’t smashed an international century since November 2019 and it will be interesting to see when the wait will get over. Kohli’s last ton was against Bangladesh in India’s first pink ball Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
“In 2022, I would love to see at least a glimpse of Virat Kohli from 2016-2018,” Harsha Bhogle said on Sunandan Lele’s show Cricket and Beyond when asked of his expectations from 2022.
Kohli had missed the New Year’s Test against South Africa due to an upper back spasm. KL Rahul led in his absence and India suffered a seven-wicket defeat.
Nevertheless, the right-hander is expected to regain fitness ahead of the third and final Test at Newlands in Cape Town, which is scheduled to take place in Cape Town next week. The three-match series is currently poised at 1-1. This makes the last game a decider and India need a win a earn a maiden Test series win on South African soil.
Team India coach Rahul Dravid on Kohli’s fitness:
“Virat Kohli should be fine from all accounts, he should be fine. He has had the opportunity to run around a little bit, he has had the opportunity to test it a little bit. Hopefully with a couple of net sessions in Cape Town, he should be good to go. Everything I am hearing and just having a chat with him, he should be good to go in four days time,” said Dravid.
