“I’m not happy, I can…”: India’s batting coach gives a strong response to Virat Kohli’s poor form in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

India have maintained an unbeaten streak in T20 World Cup 2024 until now, but the team has been facing significant concerns about the performance of the legendary batter Virat Kohli. Despite convincingly defeating their team Ireland, Pakistan, as well as United States of America (USA)and continue their strong form with a win against Afghanistan in the opening match of the Super Eight, Kohli struggled to make an impact in the tournament.

Virat Kohli’s struggles

During the team season, Kohli failed to reach double figures, scoring only five runs in three innings. In the match against Afghanistan, he started cautiously but fell while trying to accelerate, managing a run-a-ball 24. Kohli, who primarily opened the innings on the side. Rohit Sharma – a role he has played sporadically for India in T20Is but knows well Indian Premier League (IPL), endured a challenging period, scoring just 29 runs at an average of 7.25.

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Indian batting coach’s view and expectations

India’s next challenge in the Super Eight stage will be against them Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Saturday, June 22. Ahead of this important match, India’s batting coach Vikram Rathore talked about Kohli’s batting struggles in the pre-match press conference. Rathour admitted that he was not satisfied with Kohli’s scoring in the ongoing tournament but emphasized the importance of players facing challenges and learning from them.

“I’m not happy. I would be happy if he continues and gets more runs. But yes, it’s good to be challenged sometimes,” Rathour was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

“You know, the guys who don’t get a lot of hits in India sometimes, they are the ones who score today and our middle players will play. So it was good to see you,” Rathour concluded.

Kohli’s importance as India’s top scorer in the last T20 World Cup adds to the hope that he will regain his form in the remaining Super Eight matches. Especially after the match against Bangladesh, India will face a top-class team Australia on Monday, highlighting the importance of Kohli’s resurgence in the upcoming crucial encounter.

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