Michael Vaughan predicts Virat Kohli will get a couple of hundreds against England

Virat Kohli did not add a three-figure score to his name in 2020. But fans have been expecting him to change the trend this year. In the first innings against Kohli was out cheaply, trying to negotiate Dom Bess’s off-spinner.

However, former England captain Michael Vaughan dismissed the idea that Kohli’s dismissal does not mean that he is out of form. Vaughan thinks that Kohli will soon be adding a few hundreds to his name and that too during the ongoing series against England.

“I won’t be too concerned and I’m sure he isn’t concerned. Throughout the series, he will get 1-2 hundreds. I have no question about that,” Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.

But the former England captain was quick to add a side note on Virat Kohli’s dismissal in the first innings in Chennai.

“The manner of his dismissal today was weak for Virat Kohli. He defended the ball outside the off-stump with an angled bat facing towards wide extra cover. There is nothing in that shot. As a young kid playing the game, you don’t defend an off-spinner outside off stump because you want to be keeping the face of the bat towards the ball. You play with an angled bat, and if there’s bounce, it goes to short leg. So technically, it wasn’t a great dismissal for Virat Kohli,” Vaughan added.

He also suggested that Kohli needs to be a bit more authoritative about his game.

“I thought he was just trying to play today. I know that sounds simple. I think Virat’s a better player when he comes out trying to be aggressive. When his feet are moving and he’s looking to dance down to the spinners to put them under pressure. You’ve got to remember that Virat Kohli is facing Dominic Bess. He’s a work in progress. He’s young, he’s inexperienced. He’s got great character but this is Kohli against Bess,” Vaughan said.

“I would have expected Kohli to dance down early to Bess. ‘I’m Virat Kohli, I know how to play in these conditions, against a young off-spinner and I’m going to put you under pressure. I was surprised that he just let him bowl. He was hoping for bad balls and hoped he may get one or two.”

With India having conceded a huge lead to England, Virat Kohli’s role will be of utmost importance on the last day of the Test.