Virat Kohli is a great player, hope he scores a century vs Pakistan in Asia Cup: Dilip Vengsarkar
India Today
India will be up against Pakistan on August 28 in the Asia Cup. Ahead of the game, former cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar said that he is expecting to score Virat Kohli big runs in the game.
Former India batter Dilip Vengsarkar hopes that Virat Kohli will hit a century vs Pakistan in team India’s opener in the Asia Cup 2022. The former India captain - Kohli will be returning to the Indian team after an extended break, where he did not play against West Indies and Zimbabwe. Vengsarkar, in an interview with Gulf News said that he saw Kohli training in Mumbai and was impressed by his intensity.
“Virat Kohli is one of the best players in the world and I am a huge fan. Unfortunately, he hasn’t scored runs since the last IPL and has failed miserably. I think his lean patch is going far too long," said Vengsarkar.
Kohli has not had a good time in international cricket for an extended period of time and has mostly been away from international cricket since India’s loss in the T20 World Cup, last year in UAE. Many advocated Kohli to take rest, which meant that Kohli only played one series after the commencement of the Indian Premier League.
“He is a great player. I hope he scores a hundred against Pakistan. It is very important. I am sure he has prepared well. I just met him in BKC, he was practising indoors and he looked lean and fit, absolutely raring to go,” said Vengsarkar.
Vengsarkar further added that India were not going to miss any bowlers in the tournament as the team had a good variety overall. India will be missing Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel over injuries, but for Vengsarkar, India would not be bothered about that.
“I would say that India has fantastic bench strength because if you see at IPL, they have discovered a lot of pace bowlers. There are plenty of options now as far as fast bowling and good spinners are concerned. I think we won’t be missing anybody [like Jasprit Bumrah] for that matter,” said Vengsarkar.
