Will Virat Kohli get a place in the second T20I against England?

There is no doubt about the fact that Virat Kohli is one of the modern-day legends of the game. He has been compared with Sachin Tendulkar on a number of occasions, thanks to his consistent performances for a number of years. However, since 2019, the story has changed with each passing year. In 2020, a lot of time was lost due to the global pandemic, COVID 19. Even in the limited cricket, he played, he looked like getting a hundred but failed.

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2021 was the first year amidst the pandemic when the game was played for 12 months. In this phase, there were numerous occasions when the former India skipper could have gotten a hundred but failed to do so.

However, the ongoing year is different from the last. In addition to not getting a hundred, he has lost his form. Initially, it didn't look worrisome. After all, every player has gone through this phase in the game across all levels. But now his lean patch is getting stretched like an elastic. Not to forget, the Bangalore franchise in the Indian T20 League and the national team have had a negative impact from that.

The three-time finalists in the cash-rich league used to be in big trouble whenever he got out early. He was rested after a mentally and physically tiring season of the biggest T20 League. Fans were expecting a comeback from the legend just like it happened with Sachin Tendulkar in mid 2007. For the unversed, after the ODI World Cup exit, he chose to remain away from media and fans.

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In the tour of Bangladesh, he broke the one and half year cycle of not scoring a century. The Delhi-player might not be expected to make a comeback such as this but is certainly expected to do better. In the warm-up game, he scored 60-odd runs. Everything was copacetic before the twin failure in the fifth Test against England. Now his place in the T20I set up is looking uncertain with the likes of Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav doing well.