England vs India 2018: 3 Things we learned from India’s loss at Edgbaston

#3 Virat Kohli is the best batsman in the world

If Kohli gets adequate support, a comeback by India could well be on the cards

In 2014, Virat Kohli was expected to carry the Indian batting on his shoulders. However, England and James Anderson, in particular, worked him out to perfection and kept him quiet.

When the 2018 test series rolled in, the question on everyone’s lips was if Kohli could put to rest the ghosts of 2014.

In the first game itself, Kohli ended up scoring 200 of the 436 runs that India scored and looked a notch above all his contemporaries. In a test where Root had two moments of ‘brain-fade’, Kohli kept the English bowling under his spell at all times.

The weakness that had plagued him in 2014 was nowhere to be found. He left balls outside the off stump confidently and scored whenever the ball was on the stumps.

Kohli’s greatest attribute is his ability to assess the situation and play accordingly. With the chips down, he played a controlled innings and got India to a respectable score.

The only blot on Kohli’s record was his Test failures in England, but with this innings, he has removed that blot while adding a new chapter to his greatness.

England will need to devise new plans to keep Kohli quiet. If Kohli gets adequate support, a comeback by India could well be on the cards.

In a test series with numerous unanswered questions, the question of Kohli being the best batsman in the world has been answered in the affirmative by the vibrant Virat.

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