Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid put aside worries about Virat kohliage and fitness and said the star smasher is “doing what needs to be done” to get out of his thin form. Kohli hasn’t hit a century of international cricket since November 2019, but Dravid insists he only wants “deserved contributions” from the 33-year-old and that doesn’t have to be in the form of hundreds. . He also believes that Kohli’s form is not due to a lack of motivation.
“I really disagree with you when you say he’s on the wrong side of 30. He’s probably in my opinion on the right side of 30,” Dravid replied to a question during a press conference ahead of the Test. Thursday inspection is scheduled. against England.
“I think he’s an extremely suitable guy. He’s one of the hardest working people I’ve ever met. His desires and desires. His whole attitude towards caring. take care of himself, the preparation and even the way he just played the game at Leicester, beat in those conditions, scored like 50, 60 like he did,” said Dravid.
Kohli scored 33 and 67 in India’s tourney against Leicestershire, and is in fine form.
“He really wants to beat Bumrah and all these guys. So I think he’s ticking all the appropriate boxes. He’s doing what needs to be done to get out of it,” Dravid said.
“As a player, you go through periods like this. I don’t think you need motivation to be honest. Don’t think in Virat’s case it’s lack of motivation. You go through periods like this. Sometimes you play well… not so much focus on those three numbers but you know even the score of 70 in a tough game in Cape Town… when we played in Cape Town, I think it was very good round,” he said.
Kohli scored 79 points in Cape Town during India’s tour of South Africa earlier this year.
“It doesn’t translate into a triple-digit score but it’s a good one,” said Dravid.
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“Obviously, a guy like him, the kind of standards he sets, the hundreds of points he scores, people only see a hundred as success,” he said of how Kohli sets the bar. high standards for yourself.
“From a coach’s point of view, we just want contributions from him, we want winning contributions for him, whether it’s 50, it’s 60 on such a game. maybe tomorrow, maybe 60 or 70 could end up being a winning performance or maybe not, we might need a big score for him. me, there’s not much focus on three numbers and whether he’s going to hit it,” said Dravid.
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