T20 World Cup: Navjot Singh Sidhu Says 'Virat Kohli Mentally Itne Strong Hain Ke Woh Abhyaas Se Apni Galtiyon Pe Haavi Hona Chaahte Hain'

Ahead of India’s second Super Eight stage game in the 2024 T20 World Cup against Bangladesh, former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu feels Virat Kohli will come back stronger after a string of failures in the first few games.

“If a powerful person doesn’t showcase his power, then that person does get hurt, and should get hurt,” said Navjot Singh Sidhu about the dip in Kohli’s form on Star Sports.

“I will learn only after I fall,” he added.

“Mujhe lagta hai Virat Kohli mentally itne strong hain ke woh abhyaas se apni galtiyon pe haavi hona chaahte hain (I feel Kohli is mentally so strong that he wants to overpower his mistakes through training). He wants to overcome those (mistakes),” he said.

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Kohli, the leading run-getter in the 2022 T20 World Cup, has struggled to get going in this year’s competition in the USA and West Indies, amassing just 29 runs in four innings, including recording three single-digit scores.

Earlier, batting coach Vikram Rathour said he would love to see Kohli get going and score more runs in the tournament.

“I’m not happy. I would love it if he gets going and scores more runs. But it is good that when you are challenged at times and the guys who are not getting too much batting in India sometimes, they are the ones who put up scores and our middle order came to play. So, it was good to see,” said Rathour in the pre-match press conference.

Asked if Kohli would be played as a No.3 batter by India in Saturday’s clash against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Rathour remained non-committal. “We are not thinking along those lines. We are happy with the batting order that we have. If any change happens, that will be to do with the opposition and the conditions that we come across.”

(With inputs from Agencies)

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