IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli, battling poor form, got Babar Azam's support, tweet went viral
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is going through a bad phase these days. From Test, ODI to T20, runs are not coming out of his bat. From veteran cricketers to fans, Virat's form is constantly being criticized. At the same time, some current and former players are also defending Kohli. Recently, after Kapil Dev's comment, Indian captain Rohit Sharma had defended Virat and was seen standing with him. At the same time, now the captain of Pakistan cricket team Babar Azam has also supported Virat Kohli.
Babar's tweet went viral
Babar Azam has made a tweet in support of Virat Kohli. His tweet is now becoming increasingly viral on social media. Babar has shared a picture of himself and Virat Kohli from his official Twitter account. In the caption accompanying this picture, Babar wrote, This too shall pass. stay strong #ViratKohli. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli, popularly known as the run machine, has not scored a century for almost three years. He is struggling to score runs consistently. He also failed in the second ODI against England.
Virat scored 16 runs
Virat Kohli made a comeback in the second ODI between India and England on Thursday. In this match also he failed to play a big innings. Virat scored 16 runs in 25 balls. During this, 3 fours came off his bat. Jos Buttler took Virat's catch off David Willey's ball. At the same time, India had to face defeat by 100 runs in the second ODI. Batting first after losing the toss, England scored 246 runs in 49 overs for the loss of 10 wickets. In reply, the Indian team was bundled out after scoring 146 runs in 38.5 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal took 4 wickets for India and Reece Topley took 6 wickets for England.
Career of Virat Kohli
In his international career, Virat Kohli has scored 8074 runs in 173 innings of 102 Test matches at an average of 49.53 and strike rate of 55.68. He has scored 28 half-centuries and 27 centuries in Test matches. His highest score in Tests is 254 not out. In 260 ODIs, Kohli has scored 12311 runs at an average of 58.07 and strike rate of 92.92. Kohli has scored 64 fifties and 43 centuries in ODIs. At the same time, Virat has scored 3308 runs in 99 T20 International matches. During this he has scored 30 half-centuries. Kohli has not scored a single century in T20 Internationals.
century in November 2019
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli scored his last century in ODIs against West Indies on 14 August 2019. He scored his last international century in November 2019. This century came in the day-night test against Bangladesh. This match was played at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. Kohli scored 136 runs in this day-night test match. This was Team India's first day-night Test, which they won by an innings and 46 runs.