Virat Kohli is getting starts. But he is not able to convert it into a big innings. This is the reason why the wait for the 81st international century is now taking a long time. There are expectations from Virat in the Pune Test, because the last time he came to play on this ground, he had scored unbeaten 254 runs against South Africa. But will this be possible? This question is because the pictures of Virat that have come out from the nets are telling a different story.

Net bowlers troubled Virat Kohli

Now the question is, what was seen in the nets, due to which it is difficult for Virat Kohli to play a big innings in the Pune Test. Actually, October 23 was not a good day for Virat Kohli at the Pune nets. While the fast bowlers were seen troubling him, there was also a struggle against the spinners. The bowlers who did not allow Virat Kohli to play freely in the nets were all net bowlers. Now just imagine that when Virat Kohli's condition will be like this in front of the net bowlers, then how will he play big innings against the great bowlers of New Zealand?

Situation like Australia should not happen against New Zealand also!

Of course, Virat Kohli has a double century in his name in the last Test played against South Africa in Pune. But, in the test played against the Australian team on the same ground, Virat Kohli could score only 13 runs. After seeing the condition of Virat Kohli in the nets, there is a fear of similar situation in Australia's match against New Zealand. Meaning, the wait for his big innings in another match may increase.

Statistics show that the current condition of batting is not good

The figures also bear testimony to what we are saying. The wait for Virat Kohli's 81st international century has been going on for the last 24 innings. Apart from this, dividing his batting in Tests into two parts shows that his recent form is not at all the same as before. In the first part of the batting, we have kept the time from 2011 to 2019. In this phase, Kohli has played 141 innings, in which he has scored 7202 runs at an average of 54.98. During this period he has scored 27 centuries and 22 half-centuries.

The second half of his batting is from 2020 till now. In this phase, Virat Kohli's batting average is only 33.61. He has scored 1815 runs in 56 innings, in which there are 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries.