Published 12:09 IST, March 3rd 2020

Under-fire Virat Kohli gets support from surprise corner; '70 100s' booms Inzamam-Ul-Haq

Former Pakistan coach and skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq lashed out at Indian skipper Virat Kohli's critics for their hue and cry over his poor form in New Zealand

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Former Pakistan coach and skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq lashed out at Indian skipper Virat Kohli's critics for ir hue and cry over his poor form in New Zealand after India were defeated 2-0 in Test series. Skipper Virat Kohli had a forgettable series with Kiwis in red-ball format, scoring just 38 runs in two games. Inzamam-ul-Haq took to his YouTube channel to express that he was amazed by people questioning technique of a player who had already scored 70 international centuries and backed Virat Kohli to make a strong comeback from his poor string of scores. 

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Inzamam-ul-Haq hits Virat Kohli's critics for a six   

Talking on latest video on his Youtube channel, Inzamam-ul-Haq said that it was wrong to blame Virat Kohli single-handedly for India's loss and questioned form of rest of players. Inzamam-ul-Haq said that Virat Kohli's 'rough patch' was just a parcel of game and that people should accept it instead of making hue and cry about it. former Pakistan coach cum selector backed Virat Kohli's technique and said that Indian skipper need t make any changes to his technique. Touting Virat Kohli to be a 'strong-minded' player, Inzamam-ul-Haq said that he believes Virat Kohli will make a strong comeback 

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New Zealand whitewash India

India who had begun ir day at 90/6 were eventually bundled out for 124 as Indian lower-order batsmen could t hang around for too long after showing some resistance as y ended up setting a target of 132 for Kiwis for a series win. In reply, hosts seemed to be in a hurry to complete formalities as openers Tom Latham (52) and Tom Blundell (55) added 103 runs for opening wicket. India did strike back with three quick wickets as Bumrah picked two of m but it was too little too late as victory was a foregone conclusion for Kohli & Co. by that point. In end, Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls completed formalities as New Zealand registered a comfortable seven-wicket win to whitewash India in two-match Test series. 

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12:09 IST, March 3rd 2020