'It is just not happening, he is going through a lean patch' - Aakash Chopra on Virat Kohli's current form

Indian batting legend Virat Kohli was dismissed for just 18 in the 2nd ODI against the West Indies. The 33-year-old has also gone more than two years without an international hundred.

And now, former Indian batter Aakash Chopra has said that he is not able to comprehend what is happening with Kohli. Chopra also added that he is not comparing Kohli to his halcyon days, and reckons that he is now measuring Kohli with the normal yardstick that is used to measure every other batter in the sport.

“What is happening with Virat, he didn’t score runs again, I mean I’m not able to understand it – how do you? Obviously, he pays a huge price for his own success because you compare him with his standard but at the moment, you are not measuring him with someone else’s yardstick but the normal yardstick,” said Chopra while speaking on his YouTube channel.

Every batter goes through spells when the runs are not scored: Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra also added that things are not happening for Kohli at the moment, and reckoned that the batting colossus was in a hurry to score runs in the 1st ODI. Adding that every batter will go through such spells when the runs are not scored, Chopra concluded by stating that Kohli is going through a lean patch.

“It’s just not happening, it’s not happening at this point in time. He was in a hurry in the last match but here he was playing properly, coming in line, played a good cut and drive as well. Then one ball comes from Odean Smith and he remains slightly back, the ball takes the outside edge and goes. This is probably the sign of greatness that you go through spells, there is a time when the runs are not scored. He is going through that patch,” concluded Chopra.

Virat Kohli will next be seen in action when India takes on the West Indies in the 3rd ODI on 11th February 2022.