Fresh from ending as India’s main run-getter in South Africa, former India skipper Virat Kohli will hope to file one other run-fest sequence within the ongoing version of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC). Runners-up within the first two editions of the WTC, Rohit Sharma’s Team India is ready to host England of their subsequent red-ball task. Is Kohli again to his greatest? Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan is anticipating the batting maestro to stay as much as expectations after the South Africa sequence.
Irfan stated that Kohli was distinctive within the South Africa sequence(ANI-PTI)
Kohli returned to the Indian facet after a formidable marketing campaign on the One Day International (ODI) World Cup final 12 months. Kohli scored 38 off 64 balls within the 1st innings of the South Africa sequence opener. The premier batter performed a gritty knock of 76 off 82 balls in India’s second essay at Centurion. Kohli then scored 46 off 59 balls within the Cape Town Test that India received by seven wickets.
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‘Kohli is back at his very best’
“Virat Kohli is back at his very best, this is good news for Indian cricket and Virat Kohli fans. He was exceptional in South Africa and his foot movement was brilliant. He is showing aggressive signs with his footwork and that might help him score runs in the England series,” Pathan advised Star Sports.
Kohli arrives in Hyderabad for England Test sequence
Averaging 43.00, Kohli amassed 172 runs for India within the two-Test sequence towards South Africa. Kohli will file his 114th Test look for India within the England sequence opener at Hyderabad. The former India skipper lately arrived in Hyderabad for the first Test between India and England. Averaging 49.16, Kohli has amassed 8,848 runs in 113 Tests for India.
How Kohli has carried out in WTC 2023-2025
The 35-year-old has 29 centuries and 30 half-centuries to his identify within the longest format. The former India skipper has performed 4 Tests within the 2023-2026 cycle of the WTC. Kohli scored 369 runs in 4 checks for the Asian giants. With 770 runs in 9 video games, Australia’s Usman Khawaja is the main run-getter within the WTC 2023-2025. Kohli-starrer India will meet Ben Stokes’ England within the first Test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.
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