IPL 2022: Mental exhaustion affecting Virat Kohli, accepting current phase with brutal honesty might help him, says sports psychologist Dr. Priyanka Sarkar

Virat Kohli is a modern day great is no secret. The former India captain has over the years wowed cricket fans across the world with his batting prowess. But just like it has happened to most cricketing greats in the past, Virat too is going through a lean patch. The biggest problem here is that the lean patch has become quite an extended one, going by the very high standards that the fans have become used to seeing Virat set for himself. A lot has happened over the last eight months or so. He stepped down as India T20I captain, stepped down as RCB captain and was replaced as India ODI captain. The centuries continue to evade him, but the focus no doubt is more on this simply because over the years he has set the bar so high.

Virat Kohli (Getty Images)Does Virat, the third-highest run-getter for India across formats, after Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, need a break? Is a Kohli epic around the corner? RCB coach Mike Hesson recently said that Kohli is as frustrated as anybody else. In IPL 2022 so far Kohli has scored only one half-century. His run in this edition so far - 236 runs in 13 matches at an average of 19.66, also includes three ducks. But he is also the highest run-getter overall in IPL history with 6519 runs under his belt. A frustrated Kohli, after being dismissed by Sunrisers Hyderabad's Jagadeesha Suchith, was was seen looking up at the sky wondering what is going wrong in the middle for him. He was frustrated. He knows he is going through a difficult phase of his career. RCB coach Sanjay Bangar was seen consoling Kohli, hugging him and giving him a pep talk.

Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) There is no doubt whatsoever about the sheer talent Virat possesses. What many people don't do is put themselves in his