‘For you to pass that statement…’ – KL Rahul lashes out at media after Virat Kohli’s form was questioned

Virat Kohli seems to have found his rhythm again with the bat after a two-year slump, although some fans might say he is yet to be find his ‘form’ in some of the formats. And his form in Test cricket was questioned by a journalist during a press conference to stand-in India skipper KL Rahul ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh.

There was a period when Kohli went through his longest century-drought of over two and half years since November 2019. But, this year he has scored two double tons. First, he smashed his maiden hundred against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022, and then recently in the third ODI against Bangladesh, he scored his 72nd international century, which helped him surpass Ricky Ponting. And now, he is just behind Sachin Tendulkar who has scored 100 international toms. 

Rahul addressed a press conference on Monday, before the start of the first test between India and Bangladesh at Chattogram where he was asked by a journalist whether he is concerned with Virat’s poor form, to which he replied brilliantly.

He is such an experienced player: KL Rahul

When asked by a journalist if Kohi could break the century duck in Test cricket and put “poor form” behind him, Rahul answered, “We haven’t really played too much Test cricket for you to pass that statement. He has been in good form; he has done really well for us in T20 cricket. Recently, he got that hundred against Bangladesh here. Obviously, he will take some confidence into the Test matches as well.”

“He’s been around for so long. He is such an experienced player. His mindset, his passion for the team has always remained the same, the commitment that he gives for the team, it’s been on show for everyone to see, you can’t really question that. He is a great player and has always found a way to get runs and do the job for his team and I am sure he will do that again,” Rahul added.