Despite India's dominant form in the ongoing Test series vs Bangladesh, some fans and experts have begun to notice Virat Kohli's individual performance. The veteran hasn't been in good form in Tests, registering only two half-centuries and two tons since 2023. In the first innings in the Chennai Test vs Bangladesh, Kohli was dismissed for six off six balls.
Meanwhile in the second innings, he departed for 17 off 37 deliveries. Also Read | 'If KL Rahul plays in the fashion he has..
.': Sanjay Manjrekar drops massive verdict on India star's Test cricket future Parthiv Patel and Tamim Iqbal rush to Virat Kohli's defence Ahead of the Kanpur Test, former players Parthiv Patel and Tamim Iqbal were asked if the RCB star has been facing pressure lately, when compared to the other Fab Four members Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson. Parthiv, a former India cricketer, said, "I don't think he's feeling that kind of pressure.
And as you rightly mentioned that, I don't think Smith or Joe Root or Williamson can even think of the type of pressure he must be feeling." "The pressure of expectation, that is huge. He has set his standard so high that even if he scores 60 or 70, that comes across as a failure.
Because every time he walks in, we expect him to score 100. We expect him to play with that kind of intensity, which he has always been playing. "But you have to understand that he is also getting older but that zeal to play Test cricket and to do well, does not die, and it will neve.