Is this officially the beginning of end for Virat !?

[raki05]

[SRT100]

7 hours ago, Vijy said:

this V-rat decline has been faster than most expected, although it was always on the cards

 

All players decline, its inevitable.

 

The only difference is the grace in which you exit the game.

 

As much as I love Sachin, I thought he prolonged his retirement.

 

Then again, 2 years before he retired he scored the biggest and highest by any player in ODI cricket, ie the famous first double century. These days we are grateful if Kohli scores a 50 close to a run a ball.

[SRT100]

31 minutes ago, raki05 said:

 

Kohli in fairness may be waiting for Anushka to give him a son soon, so he can bat with him in 2045.

 

[ThirtyD.]

3 hours ago, raki05 said:

 

Power couple to the media in 2045: "Kindly respect our privacy and refrain from taking picture of our child"

[vvvslaxman]

He is unlikely to have a second peak. Want to be pleasantly surprised.  He may not even reach 10k runs if his poor form continues. Punter had 3 great years. In 5 calendar years he crossed 1000 runs. Until the last 3 years he was okay . Even in his very last year Punter made 221 as his highest. Nobody knows where his next 100 will come.

[Pollack]

Have you noticed Kohli has started playing selfishly. His strike rate is going downhill. Not playing according to situation like before.

[vvvslaxman]

24 minutes ago, Pollack said:

Have you noticed Kohli has started playing selfishly. His strike rate is going downhill. Not playing according to situation like before.

 

Where have i seen this before. Ganguly 2005. I remember him making 9 runs in 24 balls coming up the order on an absolute road.  Fans were pissed off.

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-india-2004-05-61525/india-vs-pakistan-2nd-odi-64939/full-scorecard

 

 

[Pollack]

15 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Where have i seen this before. Ganguly 2005. I remember him making 9 runs in 24 balls coming up the order on an absolute road.  Fans were pissed off.

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-india-2004-05-61525/india-vs-pakistan-2nd-odi-64939/full-scorecard

 

 

Damn, I miss Sehwag's batting!

[SRT100]

5 hours ago, Pollack said:

Have you noticed Kohli has started playing selfishly. His strike rate is going downhill. Not playing according to situation like before.

 

lol.

 

I dont think thats by choice, he is in permanent decline.

 

Has Kohli even scored a 50+ score in ODI cricket where his SR was over 100 in the last 20 games? How many? I highly doubt its more than 2.

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

Kohli shouldn't play dead rubbers. FFS look at Williamson who many draw VK's parallels with.
Its the best time to try out permutations/combinations and give others a chance.

 

Chuckte Raho

TC

[SRT100]

14 minutes ago, Throwaib_Chuckter said:

Kohli shouldn't play dead rubbers. FFS look at Williamson who many draw VK's parallels with.
Its the best time to try out permutations/combinations and give others a chance.

 

Chuckte Raho

TC

Agree its shameless that he is playing when he is no longer captain.

[Frustrated]

Loli  3 failures in 3 matches against 10 ranked Windies team which lost to Ireland last month.     

[raki05]

On the basis of performance he doesn't deserved a chance in playing xi.

[ShoonyaSifar]

He should ask to be relieved from the T20 squad to play the Ranji trophy. Can play all 3 matches in the league phase before the SL tests. Could help him get some confidence back.

 

But unlikely to happen 

[Dery]

Dravid be like 'Kohli reminds me of myself when I used to be 37yo & got bowled on straight balls '

[Insidious]

Absolutely loving it. Bhagoda, who left his team in the midway of the australia tour after that 36 A.O., is getting what he deserves.

[Frustrated]

35 minutes ago, raki05 said:

On the basis of performance he doesn't deserved a chance in playing xi.

Question is.  Does he even deserve a place in the ranjis?    With the current form, I m not sure if any ranji team would pick him.  He should rather retire and go on a long world tour with the amount of money he has. 

[Austin 3:!6]

Quite astonishing his downfall really. He is 33 and most batsman are at their peak at that age. But he seem to have lost all his reflexes.

 

Virat should look to retire to save his avg somewhat. Its not poor form...he is not going through poor form. His reflexes waned out which is shocking for a player of his calibre and that too at this early age.

[maniac]

He will score a 100 against SL or a 50 odd vs WI in T20’s and we will see memes of king is back.

 

having said that he is almost done but has some flashes left I think.

[Lord]

don't think he even cares as much as he used to.