It is said that it is better to forget bad times. Virat Kohli also wanted the same. But, the failures in the Test series against New Zealand left such a mark that his old wound became green again. Now you might be thinking that it is true that Kohli’s failures are true, but what is that old wound of his? Kohli’s wounds are related to the Test series played 7 years ago. Where his condition was exactly the same as seen in the Test series against New Zealand.
What happened 7 years ago was seen again
Virat Kohli’s bad condition was seen in the Test series played against Australia 7 years ago. The situation in which Virat was seen in that series played in 2017, had never happened before in his Test career. Virat Kohli wanted to forget the situations that arose before him. But, 7 years after that incident, something happened again in the series against New Zealand, which reminded Virat Kohli of that old wound.
Virat Kohli’s 7 year old wound!
What is that 7 year old wound of Virat Kohli? Now please know that too. This is related to the failure to score even 100 runs in a Test series of 3 or more matches on home soil. In this case, the condition of Virat Kohli in the Test series against New Zealand is the same as in the series played against Australia in 2017.
What happened in the test series of 2017 and 2024?
In the test series played against Australia in 2017, Virat Kohli scored only 46 runs. That means he was far away from crossing the threshold of 100 runs. The same thing was seen in the 3 test series against New Zealand. In this series, Virat Kohli has been able to score only 93 runs, in which his average has been 15.50. This is Virat’s second worst average in a 2 plus match Test series played on home soil. He had a worse average of 9.2 in the 2017 series against Australia only.
This happened only twice in his Test career
This is only the second time in Virat Kohli’s Test career that he has played a series of 3 or more Tests on home soil and has not been able to score 100 plus runs in it. This is the second time that Virat Kohli has been tainted due to his failure against New Zealand. The result of Virat’s failure is that the Indian team has lost the series against New Zealand.
