Virat Kohli's Test average slips below 50 for first time since 2017

Former Test cricket captain Virat Kohli has suffered a setback.

The 2nd Test between India and Sri Lanka is being played in Bangalore. India were all out for 252 in their first innings. Following this, Sri Lanka bowled out India for 107 not out.

The Indian team started their 2nd innings, stumbling after losing 4 wickets early. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, who came on during this difficult time, scattered all four sides of the opposition's bowling and scored fifty.

In this match, former India captain Virat Kohli lost his wicket in LBW format by 23 runs in the first innings and 13 runs in the second innings. Succeeding in Test cricket due to consecutive low runs.

After having two similar dismissals, Kohli’s average fell below 50 for the first time since 2017. he right-handed-batter now averages 49.95. Virat Kohli, who has played 101 Tests so far, has scored 8043 runs, including 27 centuries. Maybe he would have retained an average of 50 if he had scored more than 20 runs in this inning. Similarly, Virat Kohli has not scored a century in international cricket for the last 2 years.