‘Babar will never have rough patch that long. Kohli gets stuck at times. It arises when…’: Pakistan’s WC-winning pacer

Former India captain Virat Kholi is all set to make a return to the Indian side for the impending Asia Cup tournament in the UAE later this month. Kohli, who has been struggling with the bat, has been criticised for opting to rest for the recently-concluded West Indies tour and the upcoming Zimbabwe ODIs. But with the 33-year-old returning for the Asia Cup tournament, experts have touted Kohli to make a strong return, especially with India taking on Pakistan in their opener. But ahead of the blockbuster match, former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed has made a bold claim comparing Kohli with Babar Azam.

Speaking on Paktv.tv, Javed opined that technically-sound batters like Babar, Kane Williamson and Joe Root seldom tend to suffer a rough patch as long as Kohli, who has now gone 993 days without scoring an international ton.

Javed feels that with Kohli changing his technique amid his struggles, he has become conscious of his weakness and can only shrug off his this poor form by batting freely and playing a big knock.

“There are two types of great players. One is players who, if they get stuck, their rough patch continues for a long time. The others are technically-sound players, whose rough patch cannot continue that long, like Babar Azam, Kane Williamson, Joe Root. It is difficult to find their weakness. Kohli gets stuck at times with those deliveries outside off stump. James Anderson has targetted that a million times.

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