If there is an analyst who has been vocal over the flaws of Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, then it is none other than Irfan Pathan, Former Indian all -rounder. His latest excavation comes when the Indian management has consistently supported Virat Kohli in Test cricket despite a dip since 2020.
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is a green eye boy of Indian cricket, and this is due to his undisputed greatness for India over the years. Kohli has received all love and aura with his cool hard work and determination to win the game for India.
Undoubtedly, he is one of the best, or rather the greatest, batsman Cricket has ever seen him, because his records speak for him, because the run-machine has some great records under situations pursuing situations for India.
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Irfan Pathan’s indirect excavation continuously supports Virat Kohli’s failures in Indian management
Pathan has recently been very vocal on Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli, who is also estimated to retire from the ODI format.
However, despite the declaration of his test retirement, Pathan has slammed Indian management to unnecessarily support Kohli in Test cricket in an extended period.
According to the former all-rounder, it was a good decision to support Kohli during his early recession after a commendable performance in the past, but it was not the best decisions made by the Indian management to increase it over the years.
Pathan told Lallantop, “Virat Kohli had a slowdown in 2019-2020. You can see my social media at that time-I supported Kohli.”
“I think he should be supported when a big player faces his first recession. He is also entitled to it, because he has won many matches for the team. But if this recession lasts for five years, it is not right. Finally, the team is the most important,” he said.
Unlike Rohit Sharma, who performed very well since the introduction of WTC and was the highest scorer in India in the competition, he started failing only in the previous year. Virat Kohli’s failures returned the 2020 date. Kohli, who scored 4208 runs, did not score an average of 66.79 with 16 centuries between 2016 and 2019, did not score one hundred from 2020 to 2022.
His form further drowned from 2024 to 2025, when Indian batsmen struggled against Bangladesh, New Zealand At home, and then against Australia in BGT.
Pathan test recognizes Virat Kohli’s biggest defect in cricket
Along with beating Indian management for expanded support for Kohli, he has also identified that management, or even Kohli paid no attention to his frequent dismissal outside the off-stump, a major technical defect that was a major technical defect that the batsman should have addressed early.
“When a player gets out in the same way, the opposing team will make you out with Plan A. They will not need to go to Plan B. This is the job of a champion player who takes you from Plan A to Plan B,” he explained.
“With problem Virat Kohli Cricket in Tests was that he was constantly coming out in the same way. This does not mean that he is a bad player. He is a great player. But what is happening is also true. We have to tell what is happening, with details, “they concluded.
Kohli faced a serious dip before declaring his retirement from red-ball cricket
Veteran Indian Test cricketer and India’s largest Test Captain, Virat Kohli had serious problems in scoring, causing just 4 hundreds in international cricket in the last 5 years.
Even in his final test series, he repeatedly fell into the seam movement, especially for delivery that were far away from the off-stump. Amidst the pressure of the scoring run, when Kohli’s average was reduced by 30 for the first time in his career, Kohli finally announced his testing retirement at his captain’s footsteps.
However, the Indian legend will be one of the most prestigious cricketers in the format, with 9230 runs in 123 Test matches and 30 runs in their name.
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