Virat Kohli needs a hundred to silence his critics and is feeling the pressure: Simon Doull

Indian skipper and batting legend Virat Kohli was dismissed for a 4-ball duck in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test match against the New Zealand side. Kohli was trapped in front of the stumps and was adjudged LBW, in controversial circumstances.

And, Kohli has now gone more than 2 years without a single hundred in international cricket. And now, former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has said that Kohli also knows how many innings he has gone without a century against his name.

Adding that Kohli knows exactly when he scored his last international century, Doull said that the 33-year-old needs another ton to silence his critics. Doull even reckons that Kohli is now feeling the heat.

“They know how big this is, how big that wicket is. Virat knows how many innings it has been (since his last international century). He says he doesn’t know how many it has been, but he is not being honest either. He knows exactly when he had scored his last hundred and he knows that he needs another hundred to silence some of the critics. So he is feeling the pressure as much as anyone,” said Simon Doull as quoted by India Today.

Virat Kohli has set such a high standard and that is the problem: Simon Doull

Simon Doull also added that Virat Kohli has set such high standards with the willow and it is difficult to maintain that level. Adding that Kohli is going through a ‘lull’ in his career, Doull concluded by stating that Kohli is a very good player.

“And rightly, he should. He sets such high standard. That’s the problem. When you set such high standards, so far above the rest, how do you stick to it? At times you will have a lull and this is one of those lulls. He is too good a player, but lets hope that (century) happens in the next Test match and not this,” concluded Simon Doull.