What is the need of this question at this time when India has tasted victory not on the Lord's ground with its batting but on the pride of bowling. Why not question the victory this time? Had there been no bowling, we might have been discussing defeat, not victory. In the current series so far, the bat of our captain, Virat Kohli, has not spoken. But what is the need to talk about Virat Kohli when he has every record in the world.
Does Virat Kohli play for records maybe not but it is important to talk about his current batting. In the last 10 innings, Virat Kohli has scored only 280 runs at an average of just 28 and Virat Kohli's last century came in 2019 against Bangladesh. Virat Kohli's record as a captain does not match his batting at all. After losing the final of the Test Championship recently, Virat's pride is justified after this victory. Why does it happen that Virat Kohli's attitude fades after coming to the finals?
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What does over 7000 runs in 93 innings indicate about a batsman's current form? The format of Test cricket is very different why a captain should get so many opportunities when his form is not with him for a long time why he is burdened with captaincy with batting. Why not bring in Ajinkya Rahane or R Ashwin for the captaincy. Why is it that Ashwin has not got many opportunities under the captaincy of Virat Kohli? Can Team India win every match on the strength of a bowler without experience?
If this is the rule for Ashwin then why not with Virat Kohli. This is not club cricket, this is professional cricket where you can't put out bowlers like Ashwin. England definitely lost but due to the selection of wrong shots and not because of a sharp bowling. While Joe Root remained unbeaten on 180 in the first innings, he was the victim of a wrong shot selection in the second innings. Otherwise, the result of the second match would have been different, the kind of form the captain of the host is in.
