'Virat Kohli's time is over...', veteran player gave a blunt statement on the future of the Indian star.

Posted on 15th Jan 2025 by rohit kumar

Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli is facing criticism. He scored a century in the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, while 190 runs came off his bat in 9 innings at an average of 23.

 

Kohli was caught out 8 times while tampering with the off-side ball behind the stumps. After this poor performance, Kohli is getting advice to retire. Meanwhile, former England cricketer David Lloyd has given a big statement.

 

David Llyod made a big statement on Virat Kohli's future.

 

Former England cricketer David Llyod has made a big statement on the Test cricket future of Indian batsman Virat Kohli, in which he said that Kohli's time is over now. Kohli has been going through poor form in Test cricket recently and he did not perform any memorable performance in the last Test season.

 

Although he scored a century in the first Test match against Australia in Perth, he could not continue his form as the Australian bowlers took advantage of his weakness outside the off stump.

 

Questions have been raised about Kohli's place in the Indian Test team due to his poor form. Recently Lloyd shared his opinion on Kohli's poor form. Regarding the weakness outside the off stump, he said that when he comes to England, that weakness will be attacked once again.

 

Lloyd told TalkSport Cricket, "Virat Kohli knows that he is now many times beyond his best and this kind of performance hurts him again. When the Indian team comes to England, you know where he will be targeted. Just outside the off stump, and then in the slips. At the age of 36, he knows what he should do. Your reflexes start decreasing slowly. Ponting had said that he played for a little longer. The selectors should understand this. He is one of our greatest players, but now his time is over. Coach Gautam Gambhir will have a big influence on this because he has been in that dressing room. He has lost time. His time is over,"

 

Apart from this, Lloyd said that Kohli's time is now over. He further said that when you talk about great cricketers, time is one thing that does not remain. He has lost time. It is gone. His time is over. It comes with age. Everyone tells you what you should do. Things like 'leave the ball, watch it till the end' but it's gone now. These are great international bowlers.

 

Virat Kohli will be seen playing Ranji Trophy after 13 years.

 

Virat Kohli last played Ranji Trophy in 2012. Now after 13 years, Virat Kohli can be seen playing Ranji Trophy. He has been included in Delhi's 41-member probables list for Ranji Trophy 2024-25.

 

In a press release issued by the Delhi team, it has been said that the inclusion of international players in the final team will depend on their availability. Delhi has two matches left in the current tournament. They will take on Saurashtra in the first match of the second round starting on January 23. In such a situation, if Kohli decides to play Ranji Trophy, then he can play against Saurashtra before the three-match ODI series against England.

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