Former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose says that Virat Kohli is truly back to his best after a couple of years of struggle.
Virat Kohli endured a tough time in his career in 2020 and 2021 and the first half of 2022. But, with his century in the Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan, he’s rocked back to form, peaking in the game against Pakistan last year at the MCG. Since then he’s reeled off centuries in all formats.
Since September 2022, Virat Kohli has scored 1762 runs across formats in 40 innings for India at an average of 53, notching up 6 centuries in the period. Only Babar Azam has scored more runs than Kohli in international cricket since September 2022, but Babar’s runs have come at a strike rate of 41 and he’s played 12 more knocks than the Indian superstar.
Ahead of the Asia Cup 2023, the legendary WI pacer Curtly Ambrose lavished praise on Virat Kohli for his comeback out of his struggling phase.
“He’s still a very good cricketer, a quality batsman. Every great batsman goes through patches where they struggle to score runs. I can’t think of any great batsman who never struggled in international cricket. Virat’s a special player. He’s had his time where he has struggled a bit but he seems to be getting back into form,” Ambrose said on RevzSports.
“Virat Kohli can still serve Indian cricket for a couple of years to come”
In the recent West Indies Test series, Virat Kohli cracked a fifty and a century.
“He scored a half century in the first Test against West Indies and then he scored a century. He looks to be in better form, very fluent and looks to be the Virat Kohli of old. He can still serve Indian cricket for a couple of years to come,” Ambrose added.
India will meet Pakistan on September 2 in Pallekele for their Asia Cup contest. Curtly Ambrose said he’s looking forward to the arch-rivaly to resume.
“I am looking forward to it because that hasn’t happened for a long time. We all know the rivalry between both nations, so I am looking forward to it. I believe it’s going to be some high quality cricket because both nations want to prove a point. I know for sure that the turnout will be magnificent. Everyone wants to see that competition including myself.”
