After the batsman lost form and was benched for the forthcoming West Indies series, Pakistan captain Babar Azam pleaded with the former Indian captain Virat Kohli to persevere on Thursday night.
“This will also pass. Stay steadfast, “In tweets and Instagram posts, Babar expressed his support for Kohli, who has come under fire for his underwhelming performance. The 18-person roster picked by selectors for the forthcoming five-match Twenty20 series in the West Indies lacked India’s struggling star batsman Virat Kohli.
The 33-year-old former captain Kohli has been going through a protracted slump and hasn’t scored a century since 2019. His future is currently the subject of heated public discussion in his cricket-obsessed nation.
Prior to the T20 World Cup in Australia, the national selectors did not specify if the top-order batter had actually been dropped or was only being rested due to injury concerns.
