In 2022, Kohli has played four T20Is for India so far, registering scores of 17, 52, 1, and 11. The last two scores came against England in the T20Is. There was a time when one couldn’t look beyond Kohli at the number three spot in T20Is. He was the quintessential pivot, who kept the innings together with his ability to rotate the strike and also score fast runs, when needed. But both those abilities are now on the wane, temporarily if not forever.

Kohli might not have hit an international ton since November 2019, but he was still getting fifties and it was just about the maverick batter not being able to reach the three-figure mark. However, now the batter definitely looks out of form, and from the outside, it seems that the right-handed batter is trying to manufacture shots out of nothing, at least in the shortest format.

Kohli is not a sort of a batter who just tees off from the get-go, however, it has looked like he is trying too hard. Kohli’s IPL numbers weren’t great as well this year, with him registering just 341 runs in 16 games at a strike-rate of 115.99.

In the last T20 World Cup, the biggest roadblock for India was the batting approach and how Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli batted in almost the same gears. In 2022, India have truly found a rejuvenated lineup, with batters going hell for leather right from ball one.

Kohli has played 98 T20Is so far, scoring 3297 runs at an average of 50.72 and strike-rate of 137.94. Overall numbers cannot be debated but with the kind of form the batter has been in this year, and with the World Cup in Australia a few months away, do the selectors want to give a long rope to the batter in the shortest format.

Sure, benching Kohli is not an easy task. Captain Rohit Sharma ’s spassionate defence of Kohli in the press conference after the third T20I against England shows just how integral Kohli is to the team’s plans.

However, with team management showinng confidence in Hooda and the likes of Sky and Hardik and Rishab pant getting the job done in the middle order, the pressure will only grow on Kohli.

Added to this glichrist said that ,’Dangerous to cut off Virat Kohli’ from T20 World Cup 2022 participation

LAST LINE FROM FORMER AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN IS ENOUGH TO CONCLUDE THAT HOW GREAT BATMEN VIRAT IS ……………………………………………..