Virat Kohli's Stubbornness Prevails as Commentators Roast Him: 'He's Became a Nicking Machine'

Kohli, who showed admirable restraint in the first innings, succumbed once again to the same old weakness outside off-stump, causing India to struggle at 33/3 by lunch. Luckily, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal stepped up and raised hopes for a draw. Kohli's dismissal left fans disappointed, with even former Australia cricketer turned media personality James Brayshaw criticizing him as a 'nicking machine'.

"GONE! He's out flashing outside off stump… out of nowhere. It's been pouched by Khawaja, and the third wicket falls. He has turned into a nicking machine," he said as India were chasing a daunting target of 340.

Virat Kohli's forgettable 2024

Kohli's dismissal brings an end to a miserable 2024 for him. He finishes the year with 417 runs from 19 innings at an average of 24.52, his worst year in Test cricket (minimum of 10 Tests) since the batter's debut. He has endured worse years before. In 2011, his debut year, Kohli scored 202 runs from 5 Tests. He then tallied 612 runs from 8 Tests in 2019, 265 runs from 6 Tests in 2022 and 116 in 3 matches in 2020. But none more unconvincing than 2024, where, barring a century against Australia in the first Test at Perth, Kohli's numbers have plummeted.

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