IND vs WI: Virat Kohli could not score Test century abroad since 2018, former opener claims – Drought will end against Windies

The first match of the 2-match Test series will be played in Dominica from July 12 (Wednesday) between India and West Indies. During this, all eyes will be on former Team India captain Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli’s form has been going bad for some time in the longest format of cricket. He scored a century in the last Test of the Border Gavaskar Test series, but his performance in the World Test Championship Final (WTC Final) was nothing special.

In the WTC final, Kohli showed signs of returning to form during his 49 in the second innings, but the manner of his dismissal showed that the ball outside the off-stump was a problem for him. Kohli hasn’t scored a century abroad for almost 5 years. He scored a half-century against Australia in 2018 during the Perth Test. Former Team India opener Aakash Chopra believes that Kohli can end the drought of a century abroad in the Test series against the West Indies.

the wait may be over

Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “It is very interesting that Virat Kohli has not scored a Test century abroad for five years. The last time he scored a century was in 2018, since then no Test century has come abroad. , then that wait may end in this series. Kohli has a good record in Tests in most countries, but his performance in the Caribbean is nothing special.

Made his Test debut on Caribbean tour

The star batsman made his Test debut in 2011 during the Caribbean tour itself. Here he has scored 463 runs in nine matches at an average of 35.62. Chopra insisted that Kohli will be the focus during the Test series against the West Indies, starting in Dominica. He said, “His record is good against all teams, but West Indies and England are two teams and places where his records are not up to his standard. So the focus will be on Virat Kohli.”