Veteran batsman and former Indian captain Virat Kohli has not batted at all on his return to Test cricket. Whereas Kohli has also proved to be a failure in the ongoing second test match against New Zealand.

Kohli has been bowled out against Mitchell Santner after scoring just 1 run in 9 balls in the first innings of the ongoing second Test match at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Also, in the first Test played in Bengaluru, Kohli was out in the first innings of the first Test match in 9 balls without scoring any runs.

This is not the first time that Kohli has been seen in trouble against spin. Kohli’s performance against spin in the last three years has been very average. Which is clearly evident from the figures given below.

Virat Kohli looked in trouble against spin

If we tell you about Virat Kohli’s records against spin from the year 2021, then it is nothing special. Since 2021, Kohli has batted in a total of 26 innings in Asia, scoring a total of 606 runs at an average of 28.85 and a strike rate of 49.67. Also, during this period, Kohli has been bowled out a total of 21 times, which shows that he has failed to perform against spin.

Virat Kohli has an average of 28.85 with 21 dismissals against spin in Asia since 2021.

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India’s first innings in Pune Test was limited to 156 runs.

On the other hand, if we give information about the ongoing second Test match in Pune, then in response to New Zealand’s first innings score of 259 runs, India’s first innings was reduced to just 156 runs. For Team India, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could play the best innings of 38 runs.

Apart from this, Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 30 runs, Shubhman Gill contributed 30 runs and Rishabh Pant contributed 18 runs. However, Virat Kohli (1) and Rohit Sharma (0) disappointed in batting. New Zealand has taken a lead of 103 runs over the hosts on the basis of first innings.