‘Akaay’ makes shocking claims for Virat Kohli’s ongoing military woes

Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has made a controversial statement on Virat Kohli’s recent struggles as his preparations for the upcoming ICC Champions League 2025 continue in full swing.

However, the big question is whether the former Indian cricket team captain will put his poor form behind him and lead the batting line-up from the front in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which is scheduled to be held on February 19 in Karachi, Pakistan. .

Basit Ali says Virat Kohli’s decision not to miss the England Test is a big change for him.

The reason behind the concerns is the right-handed batsman’s recent poor form with the bat, as he could only manage 190 runs in nine innings at an average of 23.75 in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. Before the Australia tour, Kohli had scored 192 runs at an average of 19.2 in five home Tests against Bangladesh and New Zealand.

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Now Virat Kohli’s place in the Indian cricket team is under intense scrutiny and his performance in the upcoming three-match ODI series at home to England will be under the radar as the national selectors call for 36. After the 2025 Champions Trophy – the year-long future of batting.

Amidst the fierce debate over India’s batting icon’s struggle and his place in the team, Basit Ali surprisingly blamed Virat Kohli’s second son Akey for his struggles with the bat. In fact, Kohli missed the five-match Test series against England last year due to Akai’s birth.

Virat Kohli would have been a different player if he had played against England: Basit Ali

And former Pakistan cricketer Virat Kohli believes that if he had played in that Test series, he could have easily found the mojo back home as the pitches were good for batting on the first two days. Things would not have been so difficult for him.

In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Basit Ali said, “If Virat Kohli had played the Test series against England and not missed the birth of his son, he would have been a different player. The pads were great for the first couple of days before they started to break.

Meanwhile, former Pakistan selector Sanju Samson and Karun Nair have reacted following their exclusion from the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He blamed Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and the selectors for not following through on their promises to stick to domestic cricket.

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Basit Ali criticizes India’s decision to drop Sanju Samson and Karun Nair from ICC Champions League 2025

Although the Kerala player smashed three T20I centuries last year, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul were picked as wicketkeepers ahead of Sanju Samson. On the other hand, Karun Nair’s 779 runs were not enough to get him into the Indian squad for the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25.

Basit Ali stressed that Sanju Samson and Karun Nair should have been picked in the 2025 Champions Trophy squad while the Vidarbha captain was referring to the VHT heroes. He signed that Nair and Samson deserved a place. Rohit (actually it was Gautam Gambhir) spoke about the importance of domestic cricket. Nair played at home.