Virat Kohli is close to his absolute best now, says childhood coach

The
fifty,
an
unbeaten
62
off
44
balls,
helped
score
a
healthy
total
against
the
Dutchmen,
and
along
with
it
the
knock
also
validated
Kohli’s
growing
touch
with
the
bat.

Kohli’s
rejuvenation
had
started
from
the
Asia
Cup
2022
where
he
scored
heavily
including
a
hundred
against
Afghanistan.
Now,
it
has
been
viewed
as
a
second
wind
for
the
champion
batter,
and
his
childhood
coach
Rajkumar
Sharma
echoed
the
sentiment.

“Even
when
he
was
not
making
big
runs
in
the
last
couple
of
years,
I
have
told
that
it
is
completely
naive
to
write
off
Kohli.
He
has
seen
far
tougher
times
in
his
life
and
career
and
I
was
certain
that
he
will
bounce
back
sooner
than
later,”
said
Sharma.

“Of
course,
a
T20
World
Cup
is
much
bigger
than
Asia
Cup
as
top
teams
from
all
over
the
world
will
assemble.
So,
it
was
important
that
Kohli
make
a
good
start
and
he
did
it.
In
a
way
it
was
good
that
he
going
up
against
Pakistan
in
the
first
match
as
Pakistan
brings
out
the
best
in
him
often.

Kohli
might
have
come
to
the
World
Cup
with
a
lot
of
confidence
after
that
Asia
Cup,
and
now
that
fifty
against
Pakistan
was
all
he
needed
the
adrenaline
going.

“Now,
that
he
has
a
second
fifty
I
can
say
that
Kohli
is
coming
back
to
his
best
and
hopefully
he
continue
in
the
same
vein
in
the
tournament
as
India
need
him
a
lot,”
added
Sharma.

Kohli
and
Suryakumar
Yadav
added
95
runs
for
a
blistering
3rd
wicket
stand
that
force
drove
India
to
179
for
2,
a
total
that
was
good
enough
for
the
Men
in
Blue
to
romp
home
in
style.