A lack of big scores from Kohli, Rahane and Pujara is worrying the tourists as they prepare to begin five-Test series in England
The batsman who fancies himself as the best in the business and one of the greatest of all time has not scored a century in nearly two years. It was at Eden Gardens in November 2019 when Virat Kohli last tasted reaching three figures in any form of the game, a typically immaculate 136 lighting up India’s inaugural pink-ball Test match as they crushed Bangladesh by an innings inside three days.
That was then and this is now. Kohli will have five Test matches against England starting at Trent Bridge on Wednesday in which to set the record straight, and while a lot rests on the runs that flow from his bat, so much more depends on his leadership. Especially in selection of those who will do battle alongside him.