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Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri (Source: BCCI/Twitter)
Virat Kohli hasn't been at his best for quite a while now. The last few months have seen him struggle to consistently score runs. He has been having a torrid time in the ongoing Indian T20 league 2022 as well. He got out on a duck during Bangalore's game against Lucknow.
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It is to be noted that he is yet to score a half-century in the 2022 edition. As of now, Kohli has only been able to score 119 runs at an average of 19.83 in the first seven games of this edition. Thus, his lukewarm form has been one of the major talking points in the cricketing world.
Ravi Shastri recently went on to give his opinion on the same. According to him, Kohli needs a break. He stated the batting maestro was "overcooked". While speaking to Star Sports, Shastri drew light on the bubble fatigue, and how players need to be shown some empathy.
“When I was coach at the time when this (bio-bubble) first started, the first thing I said is ‘you have to show empathy to the guys’. If you’re going to be forceful, there is a very thin line there, from a guy losing the plot as opposed to him hanging in there and giving his best. So you have to be extremely careful.
I am going straight to the main guy here. Virat Kohli is overcooked. If anyone needs a break, it’s him. Whether it’s two months or a month-and-a-half, whether it’s after England or before England (referring to the tour of England in June-July),” said Ravi Shastri.
Although Kohli hasn't been at his best, Bangalore have won five out of their first seven games of this edition. As for Shastri, he reckoned that the Delhi batter still has six to seven years left in him. Hence, India's former head coach felt that BCCI need to manage his workload accordingly.
“He needs a break because he has got 6-7 years of cricket left in him and you don’t want to lose that with a fried brain. He is not the only one. There might be one or two in world cricket going through the same. You need to address the problem upfront,” he added.