New Delhi: Former India captain Kapil Dev feels if a bowler of Ravichandran Ashwin’s calibre with nearly 450 Test wickets can be dropped from the Test team’s playing eleven then Virat Kohli too is no longer indispensable in T20Is after his prolonged bad patch.
Kohli hasn’t been among big runs for nearly three years now, and the World Cup-winning all-rounder feels that Indian team management will be doing a disservice if in-form players are not given enough opportunities to showcase their skills.
Kapil had no hesitation in saying that Kohli is currently looking like a shadow of his old self.
The legendary cricketer further added that “Virat has made a name because of his performances, but if he isn’t performing, then you can’t keep the performing youngsters out of the team,”
Kapil feels that if Kohli is rested for the West Indies T20I, it would rather be considered as dropped. You can call it rest, and someone else will call it dropped. Every person will have his view. If selectors don’t pick him (Kohli), then it could be because a big player isn’t performing.
According to Kapil dev, playing XI should be selected based on current form and not past reputations.
(Vinayak)