Is Virat Kohli Really Struggling Against Spin? Here Is What The Stats Say

Virat Kohli being dismissed by Jeff Vandersay in the Sri Lanka series [X]

The Indian team suffered a shock and humiliating defeat against the Sri Lankan team in the recently concluded ODI series. 

This was India's first assignment in this format under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir and it was shocking to see them lose because they went in with a full strength squad comprising of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. 

One of the biggest disappointments of the series was the way Virat Kohli failed to play his role. Coming in at number three, Kohli was not able to provide the solidity that Indian team expects of him. One of the most glaring things in his performance was the way he was dismissed in all the games against the spinners. 

In these three matches, we saw the Indian star batter getting dismissed by either leg-spinners or left-arm orthodox bowlers. This has given rise to a general concern among the fans that Virat Kohli is struggling against spinners, especially the ones who take the ball away from him. 

Let us look at the stats and try to find the truth in this general concern that has risen among the fans regarding Virat Kohli. 

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Virat Kohli vs Leg Spinners and Left-arm Orthodox Bowlers

The numbers suggest that Virat Kohli has played spin brilliantly throughout his career and there should be no such questions regarding his ability against the particular type of bowling. However, if we delve deeper and take a look at this performance in the last three years, we might find something concerning. 

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Virat Kohli's  against Leg spin and left-arm orthodox spin in last 3 years

In the last three years, things look really concerning for the Indian star. If we see the difference in his averages in the three format against leg spinners and left arm orthodox spinners we find that - 

The numbers clearly show that Virat Kohli has struggled against the leg spinners and the left-arm orthodox spinners severly in the last three years. The concerns and the talks regarding his problems in the technique has statistical backing. 

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