[Kohli average watch thread] Will Kohli ever average above 50 again?

[Nikola]

22 minutes ago, Vijy said:

why impose 2018 as cutoff? better to start from end of 2019 where the dip is even more

 

Most probably cause his downfall as test batsman started since england tour in which he had point to prove and he was quite hungry as batsman. Not saying currently it is hunger issue but looks to be technical and he hasn't done anything great since that series. Since end of 2019 he has gone down even more.

[Vijy]

5 minutes ago, Nikola said:

 

Most probably cause his downfall as test batsman started since england tour in which he had point to prove and he was quite hungry as batsman. Not saying currently it is hunger issue but looks to be technical and he hasn't done anything great since that series. Since end of 2019 he has gone down even more.

he is in the doldrums. soon he will average less than 20 in a calendar year

[sage]

48.49 now.

 

We can write off that he will probably ever end with a 50+ average now

[gakgupta]

He is getting back to form now....

 

I am expecting atleast 1 or 2 half centuries in this series

[Serpico]

23 minutes ago, gakgupta said:

He is getting back to form now....

 

I am expecting atleast 1 or 2 half centuries in this series

He touched 30 after 10 innings in last match. I will be surprised if makes another 30+ in this series 

[Serpico]

Real question is can he keep it above 45 by the time he retires? 

 

All those smith vs kohli discussions will look hilarious and ridiculous in future with 15 run difference between their averages 

[rangeelaraja]

3 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Real question is can he keep it above 45 by the time he retires? 

 

All those smith vs kohli discussions will look hilarious and ridiculous in future with 15 run difference between their averages 

Let him loose commercial contracts. Tab line pe aayega. Till he is pulling the big bucks and getting selected he has no shame. 
 

This is the Bollywood influence. Only in India he would find a place in the playing XI

[rollingstoned]

2 hours ago, sage said:

48.49 now.

 

We can write off that he will probably ever end with a 50+ average now

Why? India play a lot of tests and 50+ is only 1 purple patch away.

[Vijy]

4 hours ago, rollingstoned said:

Why? India play a lot of tests and 50+ is only 1 purple patch away.

and 46-47 is only a couple of bad series away, which is becoming more plausible

[Stan AF]

48.12

 

If he continues playing for one more year he will regress to 45.

[sage]

3 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

48.12

 

If he continues playing for one more year he will regress to 45.

Wow. Dropped by 2 over the last year.

[sage]

Virat Kohli since his last test century against Bangladesh in Nov 2019:

 

Matches- 23

Innings- 41

Runs- 1028

Average- 25.70

Strike Rate- 43.01

50s- 6

Ducks- 4

100s- 0

 

 

Average gone from 54.5 to 48.1

[sage]

 

Virat Kohli has only three 50+ scores in the last 30 innings in Test Format

[HouMac]

Based on how he was looking early in the series, I really thought he would finally come clean with a big one. Well, we are down 3 tests now and he still can't get past the 20's. Every inning follows the same script - starts off looking assured and aggressive, but gets bogged down soon enough or has a brain fart (like yesterday). Just not good enough, bottom line. Limited range of strokes and limited concentration levels. Any other player in his position would have been dropped ages ago. 

[nevada]

On 2/24/2023 at 2:19 PM, gakgupta said:

He is getting back to form now....

 

I am expecting atleast 1 or 2 quarter centuries in this series

Possible. 

[DeepSpace]

Hellllll Noooo!

[Bublu Bhuyan]

39 minutes ago, nevada said:

Possible. 

LMAO

Edited March 3, 2023 by Bublu Bhuyan

[wanted_desi]

This man ruined his own legacy. There is no one in his life to show him mirror. I mean how there could be: He is kind of the guy who wants everyone to call him King. He will be below 45 by the time he retires. 

[kosingh]

He doesn't look bad when he's batting. Just can't concentrate for more than 20-30 minutes any more.

 

[Frustrated]

By the time he retires, his average would hv dropped down to 40 or maybe lesser.   But that won't bother him one bit.  He looks physically fit. (Unlike Fatman). Therefore, ad agencies will continue to shoot with him irrespective of Team Ind' performance. His PR team on SM is one of the strongest (and equally shameless).