NEW DELHI: Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes Virat Kohli's torrid run in the ongoing T20 World Cup will soon come to an end as the team has now shifted their base to Florida from New York.
In the first three group stage matches at Nassau Stadium in New York, opener Kohli managed 1, 4, and 0 runs.
Kohli's performance has contrasted sharply with his previous stint at the cricketing extravaganza, where he emerged as the highest run-scorer with 296 runs in 2022.
Bangar attributed Kohli's struggles to the challenging pitch conditions in New York.
India face Canada in their final group stage match at Lauderhill, Florida, on Saturday.
"Yeah, I agree that Virat Kohli hasn't scored in the New York leg, but none of the other batsmen have also managed to score a lot of runs on this track. This is a tricky surface and therefore I feel that a big score is just around the corner. He is a player who has excelled at the World Cup events and once the tournament moves to the next phase, those competitive juices will start flowing again and he will start putting up performances for his team," IANS quoted Bangar as saying on Star Sports.
In their last match, India secured a seven-wicket victory against co-hosts USA, confirming their place in the Super Eight stage of the tournament.
Speaking about Suryakumar Yadav's performance, Bangar highlighted how Yadav adapted to the challenging conditions to hit an unbeaten half-century off 49 balls against the USA.
"The way Suryakumar Yadav made sure that through his batting composure when setting up that chase was really, really good. He made sure that there was stability in the middle overs wherein after the loss of a couple of wickets in the initial overs, he was the one who anchored the chase to perfection."
Bangar also praised India's collective bowling effort, which played a crucial role in their successful chase of a modest total of 119 against arch-rivals Pakistan.
"Obviously, everybody or all the bowlers want to do their roles and complement each other because if you have a partner at the other end who is bowling or who is putting pressure on the batters, then the team eventually benefits. So I don't really want to get into who is number one, who is number two. It just augurs well for the Indian team that all the bowlers are coming together and performing," Bangar said.
