The former Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar gave his take on the decision to exclude Virat Kohli for rest in the third and final T20I against West Indies at Kolkata on Sunday.
The former Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been rested for the third and final T20I against West Indies at Kolkata on Sunday and he is also not been a part of the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Kohli who has been going through a rough time on his form, scored a crucial 52 runs knock in the second T20I against West Indies on Friday, helping his side take an eight-wicket victory over the visitors in Kolkata.
The former Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar gave his take on the decision to exclude Virat Kohli for rest in the third and final T20I against West Indies. He said that Kohli should have played at least one more match as he was gaining his momentum with the bat.
“I am surprised because there was a lot of discussion about his form and then the way he batted yesterday (in the 2nd T20I against West Indies on Friday), he played very fluently, the way he stepped out and played over the in-field, it felt very good watching him play those shots,”
Gavaskar said of Kohli on Sports Tak.
“He showed good form. And for batters particularly, when you are in good form, it is important to keep playing. We have seen that during an innings if you are stuck at the non-striker’s end and you don’t get to face many balls, say you have scored 40 runs and then you are stuck at the non-striker’s end for 2-3 overs, then you lose that fluency. Now that he regained his fluency yesterday at the Eden Gardens, and he has been given a rest after that, I am a bit surprised by that,”
added Gavaskar.
Rohit Sharma-led team India has already won the three-match series by 2-0 and looking for a clean sweep in the third and final T20I on Sunday.
