"Wasn't Doing Enough, Wasn't Happy...": Virat Kohli Opens Up On Lean Patch For Indian Cricket Team

23.03.2023 - 17:45 sports.ndtv.com

Star batter Virat Kohli marked his return to his vintage after he smashed his 28th Test hundred during the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad.

The 34-year-old batter had last reached the triple figures in the longest format, back in 2019 during a Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata.

After a gap of 3.5 years, Kohli not only brought up his 75th international Test ton but his knock of 186, helped Team India in playing a draw against Australia, which also booked their spot in the World Test Championship final.

Before getting his much-awaited century, Kohli battled through a lean patch and faced a lot of criticism during that time. In a recent conversation with South Africa legend and his former Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers, Kohli accepted the fact that for the last couple of years, he wasn't giving his best and wasn't satisfied with the decent scores. “I was getting decent scores, but if you ask me if I was happy with what I was doing.

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Virat Kohli slammed his 46th half-century in the Indian Premier League on Monday against the Lucknow Super Giants. The former RCB captain reached the 50-run mark in 35 balls, registering his second fifty of the season. However, it took Kohli 10 balls to move from 42 to 50 and his batting approach did not go down well with former New Zealand player Simon Doull, who was commentating the match. Doull felt that Kohli was "concerned about the milestone".

IPL 2023 - Virat Kohli "Concerned About Milestone": Ex NZ Star Slams RCB Star For Slow Approach To Half-century

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Australia and Delhi Capitals opener David Warner completed 6,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday, becoming the first overseas player and third overall player to reach the milestone. Warner accomplished this landmark during his side's match against Rajasthan Royals at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. In the match, during a chase of 200 runs, Warner scored 65 off 55 balls. His knock consisted of seven boundaries. He was trapped lbw by Yuzvendra Chahal in the 19th over. It was his 57th half-century in IPL but it did not help his side in winning the match.

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