Geoffrey Boycott offers advice for struggling Virat Kohli

Marquee Indian batter Virat Kohli managed scores of 11 and 20 against England in the recently concluded rescheduled Test match at Edgbaston. His dreadful run with the bat continues to haunt India. Despite looking good during the first innings of the decisive Test match, he dragged the ball onto the stumps and got castled by Matthew Potts.

Not only has Kohli's Test average now dropped to 49.53, the cricketer has not registered a single international century in any format since November 2019. Moreover, the former Indian captain recently fell out of the top 10 rankings for Test batsmen for the first time in six years.

Legendary England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott believes that Kohli is getting bogged down by his own technique. The cricketer-turned-commentator stated that the Indian batter should put a price on his wicket and set small targets instead of achieving big scores in the middle.

While speaking with Mid-Day, Boycott said:

"Kohli dragged the ball onto the stumps since he was in two minds. He should have come forward, but he could not decide how to handle it. He has to clear his mind in this regard. He is not looking fluent and should realise that when someone is not in good touch, he should be extra cautious. He has to reduce the number of mistakes, must concentrate more and value his wicket".

"The moment he starts doing that [concentrating], the mistakes will be minimised. He should not think about big scores. Let the targets be small, take more singles and get acclimatised. Runs will give him confidence which is essential at the moment. It's a mental game and it's a pity that such a big player is not among the runs", added Boycott.

Virat Kohli, the road ahead

The charismatic batter will now be seen donning India's jersey in the white-ball series in England. With T20 World Cup simply around the corner, the cricketer will be desperately looking to regain his lost glory with the bat.

The first of the three T20Is will be played at Southampton's Rose Bowl on July 7. The action is slated to commence from 10:30 PM IST onwards.