Virat Kohli needs to get his free-flowing personality back: Yuvraj Singh explains how RCB star can regain form
India Today
Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh believes Virat Kohli needs to “become a free-flowing personality” like he used to be in order to regain his form back.
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh reckons that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli needs to get back to being a free-flowing personality again to find his mojo back. Virat Kohli, who gave up RCB's captaincy after IPL 2021, has been in nightmarish form in the IPL 2022.
The former India all-rounder said Kohli’s work ethic is what will help him come out of his bad form. Yuvraj said that while Kohli would be disappointed with his current form, every player goes through a similar phase. Kohli has managed just 128 runs in 9 matches at an average of 16, which is his worst performance in an IPL season since the inaugural edition in 2008.
Kohli's present run of form is part of his century-less streak internationals that dates back to November 2019, when he had scored a match-winning 136 against Bangladesh in the historic Pink-Ball Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
"Obviously, he is also not happy, and people aren’t too, because we have seen him setting bigger benchmarks, scoring hundreds after hundreds. But this happens to the best players," Yuvraj said during a show on the Sports 18.
"He has proved himself to be the best of this era and believes in a strong work ethic and that has brought the best out of him over the years," he added.
On the other hand, former India head coach Ravi Shastri has once again reiterated that Kohli needs to take a break in order to freshen up his mind.
"I think a break is ideal for him because he has played non-stop cricket and he has captained the side across all formats. It will be wise of him to take a break. You know, sometimes you have to draw the balance. This year he is already into the tournament (IPL 2022), tomorrow if push comes to shove and you want to prolong your international career and make a mark there for 6-7 years, pull out of the IPL, for all you care," Shastri said on Jatin Sapru's YouTube channel.
