Virat Kohli's poor Test form in 2024 continued, as he got out for a duck in the first innings against New Zealand. In spite of that, Kohli - who promoted himself to No.
3 due to Shubman Gill's absence - got plaudits for his decision. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Kohli's decision to sacrifice his usual No.
4 slot, claiming that it set him apart from former players like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, stating that the latter two would never want to give up their batting position in Tests. "Hats off to Virat Kohli!," posted Manjrekar on social media platform X.
Hats off to Virat Kohli! Coming out to bat at no 3 bcoz the team needed it. Ganguly, Tendulkar were very keen to open in white ball cricket, but never wanted to go up the order in Tests.