Amid a string of outstanding performances by big names like Jos Butler and unknowns like Umran Malik in the ongoing Indian Premier League, there’s been growing talk about some top guns who have failed repeatedly to fire. In this list of names proving to be damp squibs this season is Indian batting stalwart and former skipper Virat Kohli. His dismal show with the bat has been one of the subtexts to how the current season has unfolded so far.
Besides his franchise cricket for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, a sub-par Kohli struggling to match his own standards has been a common sight in international cricket too over the last few months – if not the last two years. In many ways, how his mind, bat and technique will deal with this slump in form will define the final years of his already stellar career.
