Virat Kohli’s former India teammate Varun Aaron defended the former and claimed that he will make a notable turnaround in the ICC T20 WC Super 8s.
The former India captain will be in action in 2 days during the Men in Blues’ opening Super 8 match against Afghanistan on June 20.
Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid hope Virat Kohli starts firing with the bat after a very quiet end to the group stage in which he scored just 5 runs.
Of the three matches he has played so far, Virat Kohli has not been able to replicate the form he showed in IPL 2024.
The batting stalwart had finished as the leading run-scorer of the Premier League season, which was won by the Kolkata Knight Riders. Kohli experienced his second highest run-scoring season as he amassed a total of 741 runs in 15 matches, including a century.
The most impressive thing was Virat Kohli’s strike rate, which was heavily criticized by experts.
Facing criticism, Kohli quickened his pace and played at his best IPL strike rate of 150+, clearing all doubts about his batting ability. At the moment, he has not scored any runs in the tournament, but Varun Aaron believes that will change in the Super 8s.
What did Varun Aaron say about Virat Kohli?
While speaking to Star Sports recently, Varun Aaron spoke about Virat Kohli’s possible return in the second half of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
After struggling in New York, the former fast bowler believes Kohli will bring his best game in the Caribbean. Aaron highlighted how Kohli was able to silence his critics with his performances in IPL 2024.
Varun Aaron opines that something similar is on the way as Virat Kohli has this special tendency to perform when under high pressure.
“Virat gives answers whenever questions arise about his performance. If you see in the IPL, a lot of questions were raised about his strike rate, and after that, Virat reacted in such a way that he silenced everyone.” – Aaron told Star Sports.
Aaron says Kohli will be a different batsman in Super 8s
The change of country and conditions will change Virat Kohli’s luck in the T20 World Cup, believes Varun Aaron. He may have remained cold in the first three games, but all Kohli needs to do is flip the switch on him.
Aaron also believes that Kohli will get some help from the pitches in Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad.
“If you see him now, he remained cold in the first two or three matches. This can happen with any batsman on those wickets. However, people must understand that Virat simply needs to flip a switch and start scoring runs. Virat will do it.” “I will definitely be disappointed with his last three matches, but when they come to the West Indies, Virat will look a different batsman when he plays on those wickets,” concluded Varun Aaron.
