Asia Cup 2022: Will Virat make a comeback?

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli is back in the Indian team for the Asia Cup T20 Cricket in UAE. Kohli was on break for the last 3 weeks and didn’t play in the recently finished tour of the West Indies. As per information rolling in from sources near Kohli, he will start net practice this week in Mumbai to prepare for the Asia Cup.

Kohli as per the source will start practice in MCA Indoor Academy in Bandra Kurla Complex this week. Noiting, Kohli’s home in Mumbai is in Worli Omkar Building that is only 20 mins from MCA Academy in BKC. This is the reason why Kohli has chosen to practise at the academy in BKC.

The source additionally said that Kohli is as of now following his physical training regimen at his gym housed in his own apartment.

On Monday the national selectors announced the Indian team for Asia Cup starting in UAE on 27th August. Kohli got back in the mix to the Indian team alongside VICE-CAPTAIN KL Rahul.

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal

Stand by players: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar

After prolonged struggle with his form, Kohli chose to have some time off from cricket after the tour of England. Be it his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma or Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar all have offered to help Kohli.

“This academy is his own ground. Earlier, he did not have time but when he has got some time then he can spend some time with himself over here and practice. I would really love it if he comes here and he enjoys and feels comfortable in this place,” 

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma told ANI.

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“If I had about 20 minutes with him, I would be able to tell him the things he might have to do. It might help him. I am not saying it will help him but it could. Particularly with regards to that off-stump line my advice can help” 

Gavaskar had told India Today.

Virat Kohli had spoken to Selectors that he would be available from the Asia Cup onwards and he will not take a break from any series till end of T20 World Cup 2022. (According to PTI)

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) July 31, 2022

Will Kohli shine in the Asia Cup? Kohli could manage scores of just 11 and 20 in the fifth and last Test against Edgbaston and proceeded with his poor performance in T20Is, where he could score just 12 runs in two innings.

This was followed by 17 and 16 runs in the three-match ODI series against England.

Likewise, Kohli had a disappointing IPL 2022. He could score just 341 runs in 16 games at a normal of 22.73. His strike rate also has been going down by the day. In IPL 2022 he scored just with a strike pace of 115.98.

Currently the question will be – will break from cricket do him any good? Asia Cup cricket competition has forever been a blissful hunting ground for Kohli. He is one of the main scorers in the competition.

Virat Kohli in ASIA CUP CRICKET

ASIA CUP Odi’s: 11 Matches/613 Runs/3 Centuries/61.3 Batting Average

ASIA CUP T20’s: 5 Matches/176 Runs/76.5 Batting Average

The Indian cricket team, the executives and fans will expect that Kohli gets back to frame in ASIA CUP. If not, he can be removed before the T20 World Cup.