Virat Kohli will be back among runs soon, believes Rashid Latif | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s poor form with the bat in India’s seven-wicket defeat to England in the Edgbaston Test has subjected the former captain to more criticism for his long run of low scores.
Experts and fans alike had hoped that Kohli would return to form, now that he no longer has to carry the burden of captaincy, but the 33-year-old batter failed to fire in the Indian Premier League and was rested for India’s T20I series against South Africa.
Back in the squad on England tour, Kohli had scores of 11 and 20 in the rescheduled fifth Test against England, resulting in people again questioning his extended lean patch.

However, former players have no doubt that Kohli will return to form soon. Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif is the latest among those backing Kohli.
“I do believe he will come back. I have some hopes. World cricket needs him because of the way he plays. In this very match at Edgbaston, he went and picked up a fight. Pange lete hai full, kabhi Leach se le liya, kabhi Root se le liya (he has a habit of picking on opponent players, once he did that with Leach, then with Root). So this is a positive sign that he will surely come back,” Latif said on the YouTube channel ‘Caught Behind.’
Kohli scored his last international century, which was also his last Test hundred, on November 22, 2019, at Eden Gardens against Bangladesh and the last ODI century on August 14, 2019, at the Queen’s Park Oval against West Indies.
One reason for Latif’s positive outlook on Kohli was the positive body language of the former India captain during the Edgbaston Test as he supported his bowlers to the hilt.

“Because he is a team man and he supports his players well, and the way he supports them, there is hope that he will come back.”
Latif added that by the time Kohli retires, he will be counted among greats like Sachin Tendulkar and possibly Sir Don Bradman.
“These things happen in every player’s life. When he leaves cricket, his name will be at par with Sachin Tendulkar. Who knows it may be at par with Sir Don Bradman,” said Latif.