Former India captain Virat Kohli failed for the umpteenth time in Test cricket as far as recent years are concerned. With his team needing him to perform desperately in the second innings of the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 Test match against Australia in Indore, Kohli let down his team and fans yet again.
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Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the 15th over, Kohli scored 13 (26) with the help of two fours at a strike rate of 50 before continuing with his knack of getting out to an inexperienced bowler.
It was on the fourth delivery of the 23rd over when Kohli missed the ball altogether in his attempt to pull Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann. Kohli, who was at fault with respect to his shot selection, was hit in front of the stumps as umpire Joel Wilson didn’t think a lot before raising his finger.
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In spite of the low keeping a tad bit low, it wasn’t still short enough for Kohli to pull it through the square leg region. Clearly disappointed by a false shot, a dejected Kohli returned to the pavilion without even challenging Wilson’s decision. As has been the case in his recent Test innings, Kohli was looking assured in the middle but the same can’t be accepted in times of lack of runs consistently.
Virat Kohli last 10 Test innings full list (updated on July 21, 2023)
Been giving an impression of having left behind a lean patch in Test cricket since scoring a 28th Test century earlier this year, Kohli has now scored a couple of centuries in 2023. As far as his last 10 Test innings are concerned, Kohli has scored 557 runs at an average of 55.7.
| Runs | Balls | Dismissal | Opposition | Ground | Year |
| 121 | 206 | Run Out | West Indies | Port of Spain | 2023 |
| 76 | 182 | Caught | West Indies | Roseau | 2023 |
| 49 | 78 | Caught | Australia | London (The Oval) | 2023 |
| 14 | 31 | Caught | Australia | London (The Oval) | 2023 |
| 186 | 364 | Caught | Australia | Ahmedabad | 2023 |
| 13 | 26 | LBW | Australia | Indore | 2023 |
| 22 | 52 | LBW | Australia | Indore | 2023 |
| 20 | 31 | Stumped | Australia | Delhi | 2023 |
| 44 | 84 | LBW | Australia | Delhi | 2023 |
| 12 | 27 | Caught | Australia | Nagpur | 2023 |
How many runs has Virat Kohli scored since last Test century? (Updated On July 21)
34-year old Kohli is yet to bat since his last Test century.
