IND vs NZ | Virat Kohli is also a human; can have one bad series, reminds MSK Prasad

Skipper Kohli had a disastrous run with the bat and saw his men getting blanked in both ODI and Test series respectively. The former could score only one half-century across 11 innings across three formats and the lack of runs in the Test series was one of the biggest factors behind team’s struggle. 

Thus, there has been a lot of debate surrounding Kohli's poor run of form. His tour was such a disaster that he even surpassed his own failures which he went through during India's tour of England in 2014. With many criticising his technique to a lot of former players backing him, the latest to join the bandwagon was India's chief selector MSK Prasad.

“We are talking about a legend who has been a run-machine for many years. He is also a human and he can have one odd series where he doesn’t perform. One series should not go against him, he has been a phenomenal player,” said MSK Prasad as quoted by Hindustan Times.

Kohli, who is known to be the run-machine of Team India, thus ended the trip with his lowest run-tally on a tour where India played all forms of the game. As a result of Kohli's repeated failures, primarily against Tim Southee, India succumbed to series whitewash in ODIs as well as Tests following their heroics in the five T20Is.