“This has affected Kohli’s batting”, Kumble said that batting against spinners on Dubai pitch is not easy

Former India captain and head coach Anil Kumble feels that Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) There are “very efforts” to come out of their bad form. Kohli’s poor form continued in the first match of Team India in the Champions Trophy when he scored 22 runs off 38 balls against Bangladesh. Virat Kohli failed to convert his debut into a big innings and leg -spinner Rishad Hussain. However, India won by six wickets thanks to opener Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 101 and KL Rahul’s 41 runs. Kohli’s poor form has been a matter of concern for the Indian team as the former captain has scored just 137 runs in six ODI innings played after the 2023 World Cup. It includes a half -century. Except for a century in Perth, his struggle continued during India’s five -match Test tour in Australia.

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Kumble said in a conversation with a website, “Especially after going through a bad phase in white ball cricket, he has not performed that kind for a long time. I think he is trying a lot more.” He said, “You have players who have done this before and everyone looks at you and says that it is the person who will take the game in his favor and he is the most important person in the team. “

Kumble said, “When there is such pressure on you and you are expected like this, then you suddenly start giving unnecessary importance to all these things and then try your best to perform well. When you do this, you are not really stress free. ” He said, “I think he is trying too much. You can see how he is playing his innings. He does not just need to worry about it, like Rohit, Virat too There is no need to worry about anything else. “

Kumble said, “Kohli’s last six outs have been due to spin, five of which are due to leg spinners. The result of trying. ” The legendary bowler of his time said, “You need a lot of confidence on such surfaces to start against spin. He is definitely trying a lot. When Virat is in form, the spin is playing well. Are, but now he is trying a lot to score runs instead of controlling his game, and this has been his game plan. “