: Selectors, team management have to figure out whether Virat Kohli is essential for Indias preparation for T20 World Cup: Saba Karim #IndiaNEWS #Other News New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Its no secret that

Selectors, team management have to figure out whether Virat Kohli is essential for Indias preparation for T20 World Cup: Saba Karim #IndiaNEWS #Other News
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Its no secret that talismanic India batter Virat Kohli has been in a prolonged lean patch. The right-handed batter hasnt scored an international century since November 2019.
In the tour of England, Kohli couldnt score a half-century in matches across all formats. With Kohli not a part of white-ball trip to the Caribbean, there were speculations that the batter might play in the ODI series against Zimbabwe in August.
Asked about the same, former India cricketer Saba Karim, who has previously served as a member of the senior selection committee, feels that the current selection panel and team management need to decide if they see Kohli as an essential member for the Mens T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.
First, I think the selectors and the team management have to figure out whether Virat Kohli is essential for Indias preparation for Indias T20 World Cup side or not. And once the selectors decide the team management feels that Virat Kohli is essential to the teams success then Id chart a path for Virat Kohlis come back to great form. I think thats the time when the selectors or the captain or Rahul Dravid would love to have a chat with him and then try and take it forward, said Karim on Sports Over The Top show on Sports18.
Karim felt imposing the condition of playing ODIs against Zimbabwe to be in frame for the World Cup shouldnt be on Kohli. I would not want to have any kind of imposition on Virat Kohli that Hey listen, you have to come back and play this Zimbabwe series otherwise well not pick you for the World Cup T20. So, I think once you decide that he is such an essential player for the teams success, then I reach out to him. Ill say okay, it is up to you to decide whether you want to come back and play the Zimbabwe ODI or you want to take an extended break and come back for the Asia Cup T20.
Continuing from Karims views, former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris thinks that playing in ODI series in Zimbabwe will not give Kohli significant gains from form perspective. Firstly, I loved hearing what a selector goes through in the process that they dont just simply pick a team or pick the best players. Theres a real methodology around how they go about putting a team together. I can tell you there are plenty of times I wish I could have a conversation with our selectors back here in New Zealand about certain things.
So, I loved hearing that, but Im with you a hundred percent. I think it is a lose-lose for Kohli. Id love to see him take a complete break from the game for a little while and come back. Ask the question as selectors and coach Rahul Dravid, I think hes got a big part to plan as to how much preparation time you need to be at a hundred percent when the world cup starts and then work backwards from there and then build that schedule that Saba was talking about.

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