Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is hoping that the cricketing world gets to see talismanic India batter Virat Kohli at his best during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.
Kohli returned to cricketing action after a break of nearly a month and a half, showing glimpses of some form during his 35 against Pakistan in his 100th T20I appearance, where India won by five wickets in a thrilling clash.
“First and foremost, great to see him back in the runs. No surprise that he did it in a run chase. We’ve always known that about him. His record suggests he is better when his team is chasing runs. When I saw his runs and then I’ve read on social media over the last few days, it sounded like he found himself in quite a dark place. Like a lot of us men, he wasn’t willing to talk about it and share it.”
“It sounds like when he has started to share, started to talk, it might have just freed him up a bit and he started to feel better about himself again. I just hope that we see him back at his best and in the World Cup. I’d rather see Virat come out here (in Australia) and be one of the leading players in the tournament, but just make sure he doesn’t score many runs against Australia when they play!” said Ponting on The ICC Review show.
