Virat Kohli struggled for big runs in 2020-21 that led to the debate of whether he deserves to be in the Indian squad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) faced strong criticism from the Indian fans for giving the star batter unnecessary breaks while also for including him in the team despite his poor form.&nbsp;

The former Indian captain missed a long list of international games in the last year and a half, which drew questions about whether he was truly rested or dropped for poor form? However, defying all the odds and removing all the doubts, Kohli roared back to form in style in the Asia Cup last year, when he scored his maiden T20I century, playing against Afghanistan. He finished the tournament as the second-highest run-getter, with 276 runs at a brilliant average of 92 and strike rate of 147.59.

He followed that performance with a brilliant run in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, ending as the tournament's highest run-getter with 296 runs at a staggering average of 98.67 and a strike rate of 136.41 in six innings, including four half-centuries. Kohli then announced his comeback in the ODIs as he smacked a century against Bangladesh in the recent series to win India the match. The batting maestro did not look back and started 2023 with a bang too, as he scored two centuries in the three-match series against Sri Lanka at home to win the Player of the Series award in team's 3-0 win.&nbsp;

With India's best batter back in form in the ODIs, the team management must be breathing easy with the 50-over World Cup scheduled in India later this year. Meanwhile, during his lean form, there were plenty of notable voices that called for his exclusion.

Here are five instances when former cricketers called for Virat Kohli’s exclusion:

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Former World Cup-winning captain <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/averages-50-at-almost-140-usman-khawaja-takes-a-jibe-at-kapil-devs-comment-on-virat-kohli/"><strong>Kapil Dev</strong></a> had questioned Kohli’s place in the current T20I setup. He had asked the Indian management to play in-form players and no rely on reputations alone. He had also given the example of veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was not part of India’s rescheduled fifth Test match against England in Edgbaston.

“Play in-form players when you have loads of options. You can’t just go by reputation, but you have to look for the current form. You can be an established player but that doesn’t mean that you will be given chances even if you fail five games in a row. If world No. 2 Test bowler Ashwin can be dropped from Test side then your No. 1 batter can also be dropped,” Kapil Dev said.

Kapil’s remarks had come after Kohli’s poor show in the T20I series against England in July 2022. He missed the first match but scored only 12 runs in two matches after a disappointing outing in the Test match.

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Another former Indian cricketer, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/who-has-seven-hours-to-spare-ajay-jadeja-weighs-in-on-relevance-of-odis/"><strong>Ajay Jadeja</strong></a> criticised Kohli for his performance on the England tour. The star batter replaced the in-form Deepak Hooda in the second T20I match and that triggered Jadeja, who stated that if he wasn’t Virat, then he wouldn’t have played any cricket.

“Virat Kohli is a special player. If it wasn’t Virat Kohli, he wouldn’t have probably played Test cricket as well. It depends on who you want to play with. I feel you have a choice, it’s a tough one to make. If I had to pick a T20 side, Virat probably wouldn’t be there,” Ajay Jadeja said after India’s T20I series against England in July 2022.

Jadeja had also asked the management to take a tough call on Virat’s selection in the T20 World Cup. He said that current skipper Rohit Sharma needs to decide on a strategy for the upcoming mega tournament and suggested that he can leave out Kohli if he doesn’t find a place for him as per the team’s approach.

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The 1983-World Cup winner Syed Kirmani had also shared his thoughts on Virat Kohli’s tough lean patch. The former Indian skipper scored just 11 and 20 runs in the Edgbaston Test and 1 and 11 in the two T20I matches against England.

Kirmani had urged the Indian cricket selection committee to ask Kohli to play and perform in domestic cricket first. Incidentally, the Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara had made his return to the Indian Test team after impressive performances in the Ranji Trophy 2022 and the County Championship. Kirmani asked why that can’t be applied to Kohli.

“Obviously, there is so much competition in this current era. If you are not performing in a few innings, irrespective of however experienced you might be, the selection committee takes a call and says, ‘That’s it. Go back to domestic cricket, come back to form, and then we will see if we can fit you back into the Indian team’. Don’t see why that can’t apply to Virat Kohli,” Syed Kirmani had said.

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Former Indian pacer <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-need-to-work-on-getting-right-balance-venkatesh-prasad-questions-shreyas-iyers-inclusion-in-t20i-team/"><strong>Venkatesh Prasad</strong></a> had also joined Kapil Dev and Ajay Jadeja in criticising Virat after the player’s poor show against England. Venkatesh has always been supportive with his words for Kohli in the past but criticised the player without taking his name. Venkatesh stated that many former stars were dropped for poor form in the past and suggested that the star players need to go back to domestic cricket and perform.

“There was a time when you were out of form, you would be dropped irrespective of reputation. Sourav, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, and Bhajji all have been dropped when not in form. They have went back to domestic cricket, scored runs, and staged a comeback,” Venkatesh Prasad wrote in a tweet. He also suggested that the management needs to take a tough decision regarding Virat Kohli, for the greater good of the team.

“The yardsticks seem to have changed drastically now, where there is rest for being out of form. This is no way to progress. There is so much talent in the country and cannot play on reputation. One of India’s greatest match-winner, Anil Kumble sat out on so many occasions, need action for the larger good,”&nbsp;he added.

<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Changed drastically now, where there is rest for being out of form. This is no way for progress. There is so much talent in the country and cannot play on reputation. One of India’s greatest match-winner, Anil Kumble sat out on so many ocassions, need action’s for the larger good</p><p>— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) <a href="https://twitter.com/venkateshprasad/status/1546187187779403776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2022</a></p>

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Former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria had echoed Kapil Dev’s stern remarks on Virat Kohli’s place in the white-ball team. Kohli failed to make an impact and Kaneria slammed the BCCI for playing with a young cricketer’s career.

“When world-class off-spinner Ashwin can be dropped then why not Virat? Where is Deepak Hooda, why are the selection committee and management playing with carriers of Indian talented cricketers? Who is the person playing Ludo with Indians and fans of the Indian team. Arshdeep, Deepak Hooda, and Surya need to give them full confidence they are the backbone of Indian Cricket,” Danish Kaneria posted on social media.

<p>Virat Kohli struggled for big runs in 2020-21 that led to the debate of whether he deserves to be in the Indian squad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) faced strong criticism from the Indian fans for giving the star batter unnecessary breaks while also for including him in the team despite his poor form.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The former Indian captain missed a long list of international games in the last year and a half, which drew questions about whether he was truly rested or dropped for poor form? However, defying all the odds and removing all the doubts, Kohli roared back to form in style in the Asia Cup last year, when he scored his maiden T20I century, playing against Afghanistan. He finished the tournament as the second-highest run-getter, with 276 runs at a brilliant average of 92 and strike rate of 147.59.</p>
<p>He followed that performance with a brilliant run in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, ending as the tournament's highest run-getter with 296 runs at a staggering average of 98.67 and a strike rate of 136.41 in six innings, including four half-centuries. Kohli then announced his comeback in the ODIs as he smacked a century against Bangladesh in the recent series to win India the match. The batting maestro did not look back and started 2023 with a bang too, as he scored two centuries in the three-match series against Sri Lanka at home to win the Player of the Series award in team's 3-0 win.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With India's best batter back in form in the ODIs, the team management must be breathing easy with the 50-over World Cup scheduled in India later this year. Meanwhile, during his lean form, there were plenty of notable voices that called for his exclusion.</p>
<h3>Here are five instances when former cricketers called for Virat Kohli’s exclusion:</h3>
<h3><strong>1. Kapil Dev</strong></h3>
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<p>Former World Cup-winning captain <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/averages-50-at-almost-140-usman-khawaja-takes-a-jibe-at-kapil-devs-comment-on-virat-kohli/"><strong>Kapil Dev</strong></a> had questioned Kohli’s place in the current T20I setup. He had asked the Indian management to play in-form players and no rely on reputations alone. He had also given the example of veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was not part of India’s rescheduled fifth Test match against England in Edgbaston.</p>
<p>“Play in-form players when you have loads of options. You can’t just go by reputation, but you have to look for the current form. You can be an established player but that doesn’t mean that you will be given chances even if you fail five games in a row. If world No. 2 Test bowler Ashwin can be dropped from Test side then your No. 1 batter can also be dropped,” Kapil Dev said.</p>
<p>Kapil’s remarks had come after Kohli’s poor show in the T20I series against England in July 2022. He missed the first match but scored only 12 runs in two matches after a disappointing outing in the Test match.</p>
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<h3><strong>2. Ajay Jadeja</strong></h3>
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<p>Another former Indian cricketer, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/who-has-seven-hours-to-spare-ajay-jadeja-weighs-in-on-relevance-of-odis/"><strong>Ajay Jadeja</strong></a> criticised Kohli for his performance on the England tour. The star batter replaced the in-form Deepak Hooda in the second T20I match and that triggered Jadeja, who stated that if he wasn’t Virat, then he wouldn’t have played any cricket.</p>
<p>“Virat Kohli is a special player. If it wasn’t Virat Kohli, he wouldn’t have probably played Test cricket as well. It depends on who you want to play with. I feel you have a choice, it’s a tough one to make. If I had to pick a T20 side, Virat probably wouldn’t be there,” Ajay Jadeja said after India’s T20I series against England in July 2022.</p>
<p>Jadeja had also asked the management to take a tough call on Virat’s selection in the T20 World Cup. He said that current skipper Rohit Sharma needs to decide on a strategy for the upcoming mega tournament and suggested that he can leave out Kohli if he doesn’t find a place for him as per the team’s approach.</p>
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<h3><strong>3. Syed Kirmani</strong></h3>
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<p>The 1983-World Cup winner Syed Kirmani had also shared his thoughts on Virat Kohli’s tough lean patch. The former Indian skipper scored just 11 and 20 runs in the Edgbaston Test and 1 and 11 in the two T20I matches against England.</p>
<p>Kirmani had urged the Indian cricket selection committee to ask Kohli to play and perform in domestic cricket first. Incidentally, the Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara had made his return to the Indian Test team after impressive performances in the Ranji Trophy 2022 and the County Championship. Kirmani asked why that can’t be applied to Kohli.</p>
<p>“Obviously, there is so much competition in this current era. If you are not performing in a few innings, irrespective of however experienced you might be, the selection committee takes a call and says, ‘That’s it. Go back to domestic cricket, come back to form, and then we will see if we can fit you back into the Indian team’. Don’t see why that can’t apply to Virat Kohli,” Syed Kirmani had said.</p>
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<h3><strong>4. Venkatesh Prasad</strong></h3>
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<p>Former Indian pacer <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-need-to-work-on-getting-right-balance-venkatesh-prasad-questions-shreyas-iyers-inclusion-in-t20i-team/"><strong>Venkatesh Prasad</strong></a> had also joined Kapil Dev and Ajay Jadeja in criticising Virat after the player’s poor show against England. Venkatesh has always been supportive with his words for Kohli in the past but criticised the player without taking his name. Venkatesh stated that many former stars were dropped for poor form in the past and suggested that the star players need to go back to domestic cricket and perform.</p>
<p>“There was a time when you were out of form, you would be dropped irrespective of reputation. Sourav, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, and Bhajji all have been dropped when not in form. They have went back to domestic cricket, scored runs, and staged a comeback,” Venkatesh Prasad wrote in a tweet. He also suggested that the management needs to take a tough decision regarding Virat Kohli, for the greater good of the team.</p>
<p>“The yardsticks seem to have changed drastically now, where there is rest for being out of form. This is no way to progress. There is so much talent in the country and cannot play on reputation. One of India’s greatest match-winner, Anil Kumble sat out on so many occasions, need action for the larger good,”&nbsp;he added.</p>
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<h3><strong>5. Danish Kaneria</strong></h3>
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<p>Former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria had echoed Kapil Dev’s stern remarks on Virat Kohli’s place in the white-ball team. Kohli failed to make an impact and Kaneria slammed the BCCI for playing with a young cricketer’s career.</p>
<p>“When world-class off-spinner Ashwin can be dropped then why not Virat? Where is Deepak Hooda, why are the selection committee and management playing with carriers of Indian talented cricketers? Who is the person playing Ludo with Indians and fans of the Indian team. Arshdeep, Deepak Hooda, and Surya need to give them full confidence they are the backbone of Indian Cricket,” Danish Kaneria posted on social media.</p>

<p>Virat Kohli struggled for big runs in 2020-21 that led to the debate of whether he deserves to be in the Indian squad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) faced strong criticism from the Indian fans for giving the star batter unnecessary breaks while also for including him in the team despite his poor form.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The former Indian captain missed a long list of international games in the last year and a half, which drew questions about whether he was truly rested or dropped for poor form? However, defying all the odds and removing all the doubts, Kohli roared back to form in style in the Asia Cup last year, when he scored his maiden T20I century, playing against Afghanistan. He finished the tournament as the second-highest run-getter, with 276 runs at a brilliant average of 92 and strike rate of 147.59.</p>
<p>He followed that performance with a brilliant run in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, ending as the tournament's highest run-getter with 296 runs at a staggering average of 98.67 and a strike rate of 136.41 in six innings, including four half-centuries. Kohli then announced his comeback in the ODIs as he smacked a century against Bangladesh in the recent series to win India the match. The batting maestro did not look back and started 2023 with a bang too, as he scored two centuries in the three-match series against Sri Lanka at home to win the Player of the Series award in team's 3-0 win.&nbsp;</p>
<p>With India's best batter back in form in the ODIs, the team management must be breathing easy with the 50-over World Cup scheduled in India later this year. Meanwhile, during his lean form, there were plenty of notable voices that called for his exclusion.</p>
<h3>Here are five instances when former cricketers called for Virat Kohli’s exclusion:</h3>
<h3><strong>1. Kapil Dev</strong></h3>
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<p>Former World Cup-winning captain <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/averages-50-at-almost-140-usman-khawaja-takes-a-jibe-at-kapil-devs-comment-on-virat-kohli/"><strong>Kapil Dev</strong></a> had questioned Kohli’s place in the current T20I setup. He had asked the Indian management to play in-form players and no rely on reputations alone. He had also given the example of veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was not part of India’s rescheduled fifth Test match against England in Edgbaston.</p>
<p>“Play in-form players when you have loads of options. You can’t just go by reputation, but you have to look for the current form. You can be an established player but that doesn’t mean that you will be given chances even if you fail five games in a row. If world No. 2 Test bowler Ashwin can be dropped from Test side then your No. 1 batter can also be dropped,” Kapil Dev said.</p>
<p>Kapil’s remarks had come after Kohli’s poor show in the T20I series against England in July 2022. He missed the first match but scored only 12 runs in two matches after a disappointing outing in the Test match.</p>
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<h3><strong>2. Ajay Jadeja</strong></h3>
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<p>Another former Indian cricketer, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/who-has-seven-hours-to-spare-ajay-jadeja-weighs-in-on-relevance-of-odis/"><strong>Ajay Jadeja</strong></a> criticised Kohli for his performance on the England tour. The star batter replaced the in-form Deepak Hooda in the second T20I match and that triggered Jadeja, who stated that if he wasn’t Virat, then he wouldn’t have played any cricket.</p>
<p>“Virat Kohli is a special player. If it wasn’t Virat Kohli, he wouldn’t have probably played Test cricket as well. It depends on who you want to play with. I feel you have a choice, it’s a tough one to make. If I had to pick a T20 side, Virat probably wouldn’t be there,” Ajay Jadeja said after India’s T20I series against England in July 2022.</p>
<p>Jadeja had also asked the management to take a tough call on Virat’s selection in the T20 World Cup. He said that current skipper Rohit Sharma needs to decide on a strategy for the upcoming mega tournament and suggested that he can leave out Kohli if he doesn’t find a place for him as per the team’s approach.</p>
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<h3><strong>3. Syed Kirmani</strong></h3>
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<p>The 1983-World Cup winner Syed Kirmani had also shared his thoughts on Virat Kohli’s tough lean patch. The former Indian skipper scored just 11 and 20 runs in the Edgbaston Test and 1 and 11 in the two T20I matches against England.</p>
<p>Kirmani had urged the Indian cricket selection committee to ask Kohli to play and perform in domestic cricket first. Incidentally, the Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara had made his return to the Indian Test team after impressive performances in the Ranji Trophy 2022 and the County Championship. Kirmani asked why that can’t be applied to Kohli.</p>
<p>“Obviously, there is so much competition in this current era. If you are not performing in a few innings, irrespective of however experienced you might be, the selection committee takes a call and says, ‘That’s it. Go back to domestic cricket, come back to form, and then we will see if we can fit you back into the Indian team’. Don’t see why that can’t apply to Virat Kohli,” Syed Kirmani had said.</p>
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<h3><strong>4. Venkatesh Prasad</strong></h3>
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<p>Former Indian pacer <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-need-to-work-on-getting-right-balance-venkatesh-prasad-questions-shreyas-iyers-inclusion-in-t20i-team/"><strong>Venkatesh Prasad</strong></a> had also joined Kapil Dev and Ajay Jadeja in criticising Virat after the player’s poor show against England. Venkatesh has always been supportive with his words for Kohli in the past but criticised the player without taking his name. Venkatesh stated that many former stars were dropped for poor form in the past and suggested that the star players need to go back to domestic cricket and perform.</p>
<p>“There was a time when you were out of form, you would be dropped irrespective of reputation. Sourav, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer, and Bhajji all have been dropped when not in form. They have went back to domestic cricket, scored runs, and staged a comeback,” Venkatesh Prasad wrote in a tweet. He also suggested that the management needs to take a tough decision regarding Virat Kohli, for the greater good of the team.</p>
<p>“The yardsticks seem to have changed drastically now, where there is rest for being out of form. This is no way to progress. There is so much talent in the country and cannot play on reputation. One of India’s greatest match-winner, Anil Kumble sat out on so many occasions, need action for the larger good,”&nbsp;he added.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Changed drastically now, where there is rest for being out of form. This is no way for progress. There is so much talent in the country and cannot play on reputation. One of India’s greatest match-winner, Anil Kumble sat out on so many ocassions, need action’s for the larger good</p>
<p>— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) <a href="https://twitter.com/venkateshprasad/status/1546187187779403776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2022</a></p>
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<h3><strong>5. Danish Kaneria</strong></h3>
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<p>Former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria had echoed Kapil Dev’s stern remarks on Virat Kohli’s place in the white-ball team. Kohli failed to make an impact and Kaneria slammed the BCCI for playing with a young cricketer’s career.</p>
<p>“When world-class off-spinner Ashwin can be dropped then why not Virat? Where is Deepak Hooda, why are the selection committee and management playing with carriers of Indian talented cricketers? Who is the person playing Ludo with Indians and fans of the Indian team. Arshdeep, Deepak Hooda, and Surya need to give them full confidence they are the backbone of Indian Cricket,” Danish Kaneria posted on social media.</p>

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