"Mouths Will Be Shut...": Ravi Shastri's Strong Take On Virat Kohli Regaining Form

Asia Cup 2022 is around the corner and all eyes are on Virat Kohli. The right-handed batter was rested for the series against West Indies and Zimbabwe, and now it would be interesting to see how he performs in the marquee event, especially against Pakistan on August 28 in Dubai. Ahead of the tournament, former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri said that Virat is a "machine", whose hunger and passion for the game remains undiminished.

"It is important when we talk about rest and all that, later on you realise when you are back in the media, a lot of people come out with stats. One such stat came up during the Test against England, and it shocked me really. It said during the last three years when you look at the top players in the world, Williamson, Babar, Kohli, Joe Root, David Warner - Virat had played three times the number of games as everyone else across all cricket. It shocked me, where he was at about 950 games and the next was at 400, less than half. When you are captain of a side, playing all three formats, it takes a toll. That's why the break might just come around and do wonders," said Shastri in a virtual interaction organised by Star Sports Network.

"There has been no Indian cricketer fitter than him, and I say it with experience. Nobody works harder, and is fitter at his age than he is. He is a machine; it is just the case of him getting his mind right and being in the right frame of mind to approach games like this. We have often heard that 1-2 innings can make a difference, but with a player like him, it can make a massive difference, one innings, because he has got the fitness, physical strength. Performance will get the mental strength back, the hunger and passion remains undiminished. Let me assure