RCB Virat Kohli will sit out from IPL 2022: What Ravi Shastri said

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) former captain Virat Kohli worst performance in an IPL season since the inaugural edition in 2008. Nothing is going Virat Kohli’s way in the Indian Premier League 2022. The Royal Challengers Bangalore star has scored just 128 runs in 9 matches at an average of 16. RCB Virat Kohli will sit out from IPL 2022: What Ravi Shastri said.

Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has once again reiterated that Kohli needs to take a break in order to freshen up his mind. After two consecutive golden ducks, RCB player Virat Kohli came in to bat in a new batting position and opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2022 with skipper Faf du Plessis.

However, the change in batting position could not change Virat’s luck with the bat and he was sent back to the pavilion by Prasidh Krishna in the second over of the innings. While Virat started off well hitting two boundaries early in the innings, he appeared to be struggling to middle the ball.

Ravi Shastri has once again said that Kohli needs to take a break in order to freshen up his mind. “I think a break is ideal for him because he has played non-stop cricket and he has captained the side across all formats. It will be wise of him to take a break.

You know, sometimes you have to draw the balance. This year he is already into the tournament (IPL 2022), tomorrow if push comes to shove and you want to prolong your international career and make a mark there for 6-7 years, pull out of the IPL, for all you care,” Shastri said on Jatin Sapru’s YouTube channel.

“If that is the case, you have played for 14-15 years. Not only Virat, I’ll tell that to any other player. If you want to play and do well for India, you have to draw the line where you want to take that break and the ideal break would be off-season where India is not playing and the only time India does not play is the IPL.

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Sometimes, you need to do that or tell the franchise I’ll only play the half. Pay me half, as simple as that. Those tough calls need to come if you want to reach the zenith of your profession as an international player,” he added. Shastri also said that Virat has his best cricket ahead of him and the batter needs to go back to the drawing board and he needs to “literally start from scratch”.