Kohli scored eight runs off four deliveries, which included a couple of boundaries. He seemed to be in a hurry and hooked Alzarri Joseph straight down the long leg fielder’s throat to be dismissed.
While reviewing the match in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra was concerned by Kohli’s approach. He said:
The former India cricketer pointed out that Kohli’s batting was in stark contrast to his approach in the ODIs against South Africa. Chopra elaborated:
Kohli scored a couple of half-centuries in the three ODIs against the Proteas. Although he was not at his fluent best, he was willing to grind it out in the middle.
“A very strange kind of knock from Virat Kohli” - Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra highlighted that the knock in the first ODI against the Windies was not from Kohli’s book of batsmanship. He explained:
The reputed commentator concluded by saying that the former India skipper might not be in the right frame of mind at the moment. Chopra observed:
Kohli has gone through a turbulent phase over the last few months, with him no longer being the captain in all three formats and a few differences with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) coming to the fore. Some time away from the game could probably do him a world of good.
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