With India having already won the ODI series against West Indies and the third game being a dead rubber, Virat Kohli fans were expecting that the former Indian captain will bat freely and will score some runs after two failures, but it proved to be another disappointment as Kohli was dismissed by Alzarri Joseph for a 2-ball duck.
It was a mighty unlucky dismissal because the bowler perhaps bowled a delivery he didn’t even want to bowl. It was down the leg side and generally with those kind of deliveries on the pads, you expect the batsman of the calibre of Kohli to collect a boundary, but on this occasion, Kohli just ended up getting an inside edge which was held by the keeper.
This was after a long time that Virat Kohli didn’t even get a half century in an ODI series. His highest score in the series was 18 and in all three games, it didn’t seem as if he was in great touch, although the dismissal in the third ODI was unlucky.
Virat Kohli had scored two half centuries in ODIs on South Africa tour
Even in South Africa, where Kohli got a couple of half centuries in the ODI series, the fluency was not there. He was not scoring at the clip he normally scores at when he is in good form. So although the runs haven’t completely dried up, it has still been a matter of concern for Kohli and the Indian fans.
Some Indian fans were of the view today that Kohli perhaps needs a short break as he has gone through a lot with change in captaincy in all formats and even personal struggle with the bat. A little break away from the rigours of international cricket will do him a world of good.
Here is how twitter reacted after Virat Kohli got out without scoring any run today –
What Virat Kohli has given to #TeamIndia over the years, he deserves every ounce of support during this 'rough patch'. #INDvWI
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) February 11, 2022
Ther isn't a player in the world who hasn't gone through the kind of phase Virat Kohli is going through. When the greats come back, they make up for it. I look forward to seeing Virat in that phase again.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 11, 2022
kohli should take a break and go somewhere to Maldives or Switzerland, will get more content than him batting against Sri lundka
— P*tch Please (@yashh1706) February 11, 2022
Virat Kohli needs a long break. Probably some domestic cricket, and definitely not the IPL with its tough schedule, but something that gets the Kohli of Hobart 2012 back. This is just getting sadder and sadder with each innings.
— Tushar Gupta (@Tushar15_) February 11, 2022
When the dam breaks, a flood follows!
This dam will eventually break for Virat Kohli and a flood of runs will follow! It’s a matter of time #INDvsWI
— Nishad Pai Vaidya (@NishadPaiVaidya) February 11, 2022
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I think #Kohli should take a break. Too many things are cluttering his mind. He's such a valuable player that he needs to reboot and come back with the bang.
— Rajesh Abraham🇮🇳 (@pendown) February 11, 2022
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@imVkohli bro take a break and cm back stronger #Kohli #virat #INDvsWI
— Ravish Bisht (@ravs10) February 11, 2022
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An uncharacteristic pull shot to get out…
Traditional out side the off stump dismissal….
Nicking a leg side delivery through to keeper…These aren't common things that you associate with King Kohli….he needs a break may be..!@imVkohli #INDvsWI
Advertisement— Vijay Bhaskar (@psvijaybhaskar) February 11, 2022
Kohli mere bhai
Break le le thodaAdvertisement— Darshan (@deekuonfire) February 11, 2022
Virat Kohli needs to take a break. Period.#ViratKohli #Virat #INDvsWI #RCB #duck
Advertisement— Junaid Din (@JunaidDin17) February 11, 2022
