Ricky Ponting mentioned that he was surprised when he heard that Virat Kohli has scored only three Test centuries in five years. The former Australian skipper said any batter with such numbers shouldn’t be playing in international cricket.
Kohli is struggling to score runs and his form remains a concern ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia as he amassed 93 runs in six innings in the previous red-ball series against New Zealand. While his last two hundreds came in 2023, he failed to score a ton from November 2019 until March 2023.
Ponting spoke about the Indian batter on the ICC podcast, highlighting that it is a big concern if Virat’s returns have been ordinary. However, Ponting is confident that Virat will rediscover his scoring spree against Australia since he likes playing against them.
“I saw that he has scored two (three) Test hundreds in five years. It is not nice for a batter of his stature. Any batter with such numbers wouldn’t be playing in international cricket but Virat is different. You don’t question the greats of the game,” he said.
“He is one of the best and lovee playing against Australia. His record in Australia is exceptional but it is time for him to turn around things in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. I wouldn’t be surprised if Virat make runs in the first Test in Perth,” he added.
The 36-year-old has managed to score 2,042 runs in 25 Test matches against Australia, averaging 47.49 with eight hundreds.
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