Sanjay Bangar feels that Virat Kohli will find his form again in the next few games, saying, “I feel that a big score is just around the corner.”

Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar offered an explanation for Kohli’s recent troubles in an interview with Star Sports Prolific run scorer Virat Kohli is the embodiment of this feat; his name is almost a byword for it.

This famous player is the epitome of an all-around talent. He has honed his skills in a variety of sports, and the T20 World Cup is just one more setting in which his ability is on display. With his batting skills, he has amassed 1,156 runs in just 30 matches, strongly dominating the charts in the T20 World Cup. Amazingly, he’s done it in just 28 innings, which is the fewest of any of the top nine scorers on the list.

But his performances in the first three games of the ninth T20 World Cup are ones he would prefer to quickly forget. Significant discussion has been generated on the luminary’s form and if he has turned into a liability at the top of the order due to a string of atypical scores of 1, 4, and 0. Due to this, there have been talks about dropping him to No. 3, which would force wicketkeeper-battler Rishabh Pant—who has struggled at this position—to the No. 5 slot.

But former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar offered an explanation for Kohli’s recent troubles in an interview with Star Sports. Despite Kohli’s lack of success during India’s T20 World Cup campaign in New York, Sanjay Bangar noted that other hitters had faced comparable difficulties. Given Kohli’s competitive nature and his penchant for performing well under duress, he emphasised the nuances of getting runs on the track at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium and voiced hope that a big innings is on the horizon. Bangar also highlighted Kohli’s performance in the T20 World Cup, projecting that a sizable score will soon be achieved.

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True, I agree that Virat Kohli hasn’t scored in the New York leg, but the other batsmen haven’t been able to muster many runs on this particular track either. Given the difficulty of this surface, I believe a significant score is imminent. He’s a player who has performed well at World Cup games, and as the competition advances to the next stage, his competitive spirit will return and he’ll start leading his side in performances,” Bangar said in an interview with Star Sports.

Over the course of his five years as batting coach, Bangar, who struggled to earn a spot on the Indian squad while he was playing, significantly transformed India’s batting capabilities. India accomplished many firsts while the 51-year-old was in charge, with Indian batsmen amassing over 150 centuries. Additionally, throughout this time, India won 82 of the 120 ODIs and 30 of the 52 Test matches. Additionally, the Test side remained number one in the ICC Test Rankings for more than three and a half years.