Monty Panesar claims Virat Kohli quit Tests to avoid being exposed in England

Form England Spinner Monty Panesar has made a bold stément on virat kohli’s sudden withdrawing from test cricket weeks before the upcoming five-match test series In England. He Blamed Virat Kohli’s Long-Standing Outside The Off-Stump for His Early Test withdrawal.

PANESAR BELIEVES THAT KOHLI, WHO ONCE DOMINATED THE SWINGING CONNEMBERS OF ENTERNESS OF ENGLENNING COMEBACK in 2018, Might have felt the Challenge HAD BECOME TOO TOO TOUGH FOR HIM, AND THAT’S WHY HE DECIDED TO STEP AWAY FROM THE FORMAT Being Dropped from India’s XI.

MONTY PANESAR BLAMES VIRAT KOHLI’s off-stud Struggles for Sudden Test withdrawal

AS India Gears Up for A High-Profile Test Series in England, Kohli’s Absence is leading the Headlines, and the Form Spinner Took A DIG AT The Right-Hander by Saying that Kohli’s Struggle Toal With The Tricky Foundth and Fifth Stump Line Would Have Been Brutally Expanded On England Seaming Pitches.

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Panestar Pointed Out that Kohli’s Struggles With the Moving Ball Have Only Intensified, Especially in Fast and Bouncy Conditions in Australia. And with the added press of age and fading reflexes, he feels kohli may have decided it was time to withdraw and focus on iPl and odi cricket.

Monty panesar was quoted as saying by pti, “with kohli, What has happened is that against the ball outside the off stump, the fifth stump line, eSpecially in Australia on Fast, bouncy pitches, he was struggling. It is going to swing a lot more, he probably has been worked in that corridor of uncertainty.

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PANESAR FURTHER NOTED THAT KOHLI HAS DONE VERY in all Three Formats of the game, and he has been a brilliant ambassador for test cricket. The Trainland Spinner Further Said That the Form Indian Captain probably fert that he had done his best and achieved Everything, so he decided to let the next generation take over.

Furthermore, the commentator feels it would have been tough for virat kohli to repeat his 2018 success in the upcoming test series. He believes kohli has struggled with balls outside the off-stud over the last year or so and has been found a clear fix, and that’s one of the reasons behind His retirement.

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Panesar signed off by saying, “it would be a lot tougher for virat kohli to repeat the same performance in 2018. Just the simple fact that he’s been struggling over the last 12 to 18 months with that ball outside off stump. He has been got a solution for that, the problem that He has on the Fourth and Fifth Studs.

Apart from kohli, Rohit sharma ALSO Retired from Test Cricket, and now Shubman Gill is all set to make his debut as test Captain in the upcoming test series in England.