However, as India leaves the Americas and heads to the Caribbean island, Kohli will also look to leave behind his recent slump in form and start afresh in the Super 8s. It would indeed come as a shock that Kohli, India's leading run-scorer in the T20 World Cup from 2014 to 2022, has scored 5 runs in 3 matches. The 35-year-old was given a new batting position as he opened alongside Indian captain Rohit Sharma. It would be visually appealing to the Indian fans to see the 2 Indian stalwarts walking out to bat together. However, it has not been that visually appealing on Team India's scoreboard. The duo has managed to share partnerships of 22, 12 and 1. Kohli's Struggles in T20 World Cup 2024 Kohli, known to shatter one record after the other in almost every match that he plays, has created a few records for himself in the T20 World Cup 2024, but not the ones he would want to remember. against Pakistan was the first time that the star batter departed for a single-digit score against the arch-rivals in the T20 World Cup. USA's Saurabh Netravalkar would add to his already-decorated resume that he was the for a golden duck in an ICC tournament. Kohli gets backing from experts and teammates However, the good part? Contrary to IPL 2024, when Kohli was earlier criticized for his strike rate despite scoring runs for RCB. This time, despite Kohli not scoring runs, the experts have backed Kohli to do well in the latter half of the tournament. Such has been Kohli's aura and the standards that he has set for himself that a few batting failures do take the fans by surprise. Will the Caribbean bring change in fortunes? Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg showcased confidence in Kohli to step up his game in the West Indies. However, he wanted the star player to be wary of left-arm pacers, who had troubled him in the past. "Yeah, I think he's just in America. I think he's relying on the other players to get him through there. But I think he's really got to step up over in the Caribbean. And I think the likes of Mitchell Starc and other left-arm bowlers bowling to Virat Kohli, he'll be looking for that ball to come in. The one, the straight one is the one, it worries me because he's been playing away from his body a little bit of late," Hogg told Star Sports. West Indies to witness the best of Kohli? Hogg wanted Kohli to finish off the T20 World Cup in style and wanted India to stick with the opening pair of Kohli and Rohit. "But I just think he'll be a lot more focused on the super eights and I think we're going to see the best of Virat Kohli. He's gonna finish off this World Cup in style. And I think both Rohit and Virat Kohli are going to have some big partnerships down there in the Caribbean, and it's very important that you do make the most of the power play, especially against fast bowling because it's going to slow up in those middle overs,"Hogg added. Hogg emphasised the importance of spin playing a crucial role and wanted Rohit and Kohli to make full use of the powerplay. "Spin is really going to take control. So, if you really take the pressure off that middle order by really executing well at the power play, I think you'll give yourselves or that you'll give your team the best chance of winning. And I think this combination, don't break it up, especially going to the Super 8s. There's too much experience there now." Change in conditions could bring change in fortune for Kohli, who boasts of a brilliant record in the West Indies. In 3 T20Is, Kohli has scored 112 runs with the highest score being 59 at a strike-rate of 141.77.