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‘Every batman needs that. Don’t forget he got 2 fifties in SA’: Gavaskar dissects what’s ailing Kohli in WI ODI series

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‘Every batman needs that. Don’t forget he got 2 fifties in SA’: Gavaskar dissects what’s ailing Kohli in WI ODI series

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar had a word on questions about what went wrong with Virat Kohli in the ongoing ODI series against West Indies, He then reminded that he scored two half-century knocks in the South African series last month.

Kohli has not scored an ODI century since August 14, 2019, 18 consecutive games in the series against the West Indies home side. But the 33-year-old has a healthy 42.50 scoring average, scoring 765 times in 10 and a half centuries. Two of those were in last month’s series against South Africa, where he scored 51 and 65 in Game 1 and Game 3, respectively.

With more than 2,000 goals scored against West Indies, it remains Kohli’s favourite opponent. In fact, his last two centuries in the ODI came against the West Indies in consecutive innings in 2019.

However, he has only scored 8 and 18 in his first two games so far, dismissed by a short ball and trailed by another. After dissecting the two dismissals, Gavasca thinks Kohli’s luck has not been good over the past few games.

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“Luck. Every batsman needs a little bit of luck. Every batsman needs a specific situation where he can hit and miss. Every batsman needs a special situation where he hits the ball out Edged and the catch was dropped or the ball fell short in front of the fielder. He has not had much luck in the last few games in the past so many games. But don’t forget, three games later his series in South Africa There were two back-to-back fifties. So he’s not out of form, he’s not having the best of luck now,” he told Star Sports after India won his second ODI in Ahmedabad.

The third ODI will be held at the same venue on Friday, with India eyeing a series of whitewashes against West Indies, who won the opener by six wickets.

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.

KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.

In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.

In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.

Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.

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Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.

He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”

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