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India’s batting icon Virat Kohli continued his struggle with form during the stimulation match against India A. Notably, after three days of intense training sessions Down Under, the Indian team engaged in an intra-squad practice match against India A a few days ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy opening match 2024-25. The closed-door match at the WACA in Perth saw Kohli's struggle to regain form.
During the match, the iconic batter was dismissed cheaply for just 15 runs as he was caught at second slip off Mukesh Kumar. During his knock, the 36-year-old played two cover drives. However, right after his dismissal, the Indian batter headed straight to the nets and trained hard for almost half-an-hour. Notably, Kohli has been going through a slump in his performance, which combined with India’s batting inconsistencies has been a matter of concern for fans and pundits alike.
Virat Kohli undergoes scans in Australia ahead of BGT opener: Reports
While the talismanic batter took the field on Friday, there have been reports doing rounds that he underwent scans for an ‘unspecified’ injury on Thursday. According to reports by Sydney Morning Herald, the nature of his injury remains unclear, but a source stated that he underwent scans a day prior to the intra-squad stimulation match against India A. Notably, the first time that the cricketer travelled Down Under with the Indian team was in 2011-12, and in 13 matches played so far on Australian land, Kohli has amassed 1352 runs.
He came up with his maiden Test century during the Adelaide Test in 2012, and during the next tour in 2014-15, he scored four tons. Later in 2018-19, Kohli scored 123 runs in the first innings of the Perth Test. The first match of the forthcoming series is set to be played from November 22.
