The recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 turned out to be one of the worst seasons for Virat Kohli. He scored 341 runs in 16 games at an average of 22.73. He also scored a couple of fifties but on most of the occasions, he was dismissed in the 20s.
Former India captain and stylish batter Mohammad Azharuddin believes that Kohli’s ‘staggering consistency’ during his peak, some two years back, has set the benchmark so high that even if the charismatic cricketer scores in the 50s or 60s, his fans feel he has underperformed.
“With Virat Kohli, what happens is that even if he scores a 50, people say he has failed. I think it happens to every cricketer, even the best of the players have gone through these lean periods,” Azhar was quoted as saying by Khaleej Times.
“There is nothing wrong with his technique. Sometimes you also need a little bit of luck. If he gets one big score, a big hundred, the aggression and the confidence will come back,” added Azhar.
Kohli has endured a long lean patch, having not scored a century since November 2019 in any of the three formats. He is the highest-ever run-getter in a single IPL season when he scored 973 in 2016 for RCB.
