Virat Kohli needs to be wary of weakening eyesight after poor NZ series: Kapil Dev

Team India slumped to a seven-wicket defeat in Christchurch to concede Test series 0-2 in favour of New Zealand. Throughout series, Indian batsmen succumbed to pace and swing of New Zealand bowlers. y surrendered meekly in difficult foreign conditions. Virat Kohli’s form turned out to be one of biggest factors behind India’s struggles. Indian captain could man only 38 runs in two Tests.

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Kapil Dev’s advice for Virat Kohli after defeat in New Zealand

Former Indian World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev believes that Virat Kohli’s eyesight may have been affected due to his . While speaking with a leading Indian news channel, Kapil Dev said that eyesight of any cricketer can get affected when y reach a certain . He believed that Virat Kohli is fully capable of flicking swinging deliveries for boundaries. However, due to his deteriorating eyesight, he failed to read swing properly and was dismissed cheaply in all four innings of New Zealand series.

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former cricketer also had some words of advice for present Indian captain. Dev said that Virat Kohli should start practising more and upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) season could be of immense help for prolific run-scoring batsman. Kapil Dev also cited examples of former cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Viv Richards who had to face similar difficulties in ir careers.  

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IPL 2020: Virat Kohli to lead RCB

In upcoming IPL 2020, Virat Kohli will once again be seen leading  Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) unit. cricketer was retained by franchise for ₹17 crore during recently concluded IPL 2020 trading window. RCB will begin ir IPL 2020 campaign with a match against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 31.

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