Don’t perceive why Indian selectors have rested Kohli for West Indies collection: Dilip Vengsarkar

Indian cricket legend Dilip Vengsarkar has questioned the choice to relaxation Virat Kohli for the upcoming tour of West Indies, saying that the star batter ought to play as many video games as attainable.

Kohli has been disregarded from each squads for the West Indies tour (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli was excluded from the squads for the West Indies tourVengsarkar feels that Kohli ought to be taking part in extra video games if he plans to go to the T20 World CupThe former selector additionally feels that resting Kohli sends a fallacious sign

Indian cricket legend Dilip Vengsarkar has questioned the choice to relaxation Virat Kohli for the upcoming tour of West Indies, saying that the star batter ought to be taking part in a whole lot of video games if he’s within the plans to go to the T20 World Cup.

Kohli’s struggles in worldwide cricket have been well-documented because the Indian batter didn’t make an influence in the course of the recently-concluded tour of England. The former Indian captain was then disregarded of the squads for the ODI and T20I collection in West Indies.

Many former cricketers have questioned the choice to relaxation Kohli for the tour, with Vengsarkar being the newest one. Speaking to Khaleej Times, the previous selector stated that he cannot perceive why the previous Indian captain has been rested.

Vengsarkar went on to say that if Kohli is within the scheme of issues for the T20 World Cup, then he ought to be taking part in as many video games as attainable to get his confidence again.

“I don’t perceive why the Indian selectors have rested him for the West Indies collection. If he’s of their scheme of issues for the T20 World Cup in Australia, he ought to play as many video games as attainable to get his kind and confidence again. That would assist him,” said Vengsarkar.

The former cricketer further stated that resting Kohli sends a wrong signal as he will be heading to Australia without any big scores behind him. Vengsarkar also said that the game is all about confidence and it’s important to play as many matches as possible.

“Resting him sends a wrong signal because if he is going to Australia, then he will go without really big scores behind him. That would worry him as well. I always feel that when you are not scoring runs, it’s important to play as many matches as possible and spend time in the middle, and get back among the runs. This game is all about confidence,” stated Vengsarkar.

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