Ricky Ponting on Virat Kohli: “Sounded Like He Found Himself In Quite A Dark Place. ” Ricky Ponting expressed hope that Virat Kohli will be back in action. During the ICC T20 World Cup later this year in Australia.
Virat Kohli took a break from international cricket before rejoining India for the Asia Cup in 2022. He was rested for the West Indies and Zimbabwe tours. He used the time to relax and shift his focus away from cricket. Kohli has been struggling for runs in 2022, and the break must have helped him as he played a crucial 35-run knock. Finish as India’s joint-top scorer in the pressure match against Pakistan on Sunday. Continued his form with an unbeaten 59 against Hong Kong.
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Kohli opened up about his mental health struggles. Why he needed the break in an interview with Star Sports before the start of the tournament.
Former Australia captain and batting legend Ricky Ponting has now spoken out about the situation. Saying that he hopes Kohli will be back in action during the ICC T20 World Cup later this year in Australia.
“When I saw his runs and then read about it on social media over the last few days, it sounded like he had fallen into a deep depression. He, like many of us men, was unwilling to discuss or share it.
“It appears that when he began to share and talk, it simply freed him up a little and he began to feel better about himself again.
“I just hope he’s back to his best and in the World Cup. I’d rather see Virat come out here (in Australia) and be one of the tournament’s top players, but only if he doesn’t score too many runs against Australia when they play!” Ponting commented on the ICC Review.
Kohli looked sharp in the match against Hong Kong, scoring another half-century in T20 internationals with some trademark strokes.
Along with Suryakumar Yadav’s blitzkrieg, he hit three sixes and rotated the strike well to help the team finish with a big score.
India’s total of 192/2 was too much for Hong Kong, and the Rohit Sharma-led side won by 40 runs to advance to the Super-4 stage.
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