New Delhi: Former India Test cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Virat Kohli’s ‘powergame’ is slowly returning and he is getting into the familiar rhythm ahead of the T20 World Cup. Kohli took a one-month break after battling poor form for nearly three years. He returned to form in the Asia Cup and scored the most runs for India. After this, he did well in the T20 series against Australia as well.
Manjrekar said on Sports18’s ‘Sports Over the Top’ show, “He has scored runs from every match of the Asia Cup and not only has scored runs but has also improved in performance. I think powergame has returned. His confidence in his power game is returning.” He said, “There was a time when his runs were being scored but the powergame was not returning. Now he is returning.”
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He said that he is hitting good fours and sixes which is a good sign. Manjrekar said, “He is hitting fours and sixes off good deliveries and that comes with confidence. This is someone who has great confidence and that has made him excel but he was not getting runs for a long time which shook his confidence. Fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel proved to be very expensive against Australia. Manjrekar believes that Bhuvneshwar had an extra burden.
“Bhuvneshwar Kumar is overburdened and is playing a lot of cricket. He played all the matches and in this series as well. He needs a break after which he plays fresh. “Harshal Patel has his limits. India should try more options for the third fast bowling option. Mohammed Shami is also an option.” (agency)