ENG vs IND: ‘Virat Kohli needs to go play in Ranji Trophy’- Twitter trolls Virat Kohli after his latest failure

Indian captain Virat Kohli’s lean patch in Test cricket continued in the ongoing third Test in Leeds as his prime nemesis James Anderson nicked him off for the 2nd time in the five-match series.

It all happened on the fifth delivery of the 11th over when James Anderson, who was absolutely sensational on the first morning of the third Test, enticed Virat Kohli into a cover-drive.

The scrambled seam, however, did the trick for James Anderson as Virat Kohli got a thick outside edge off his bat and Jos Buttler did the rest by taking the simplest of catches.

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ENG vs IND- Virat Kohli’s struggles in Test cricket continue

Virat Kohli has not scored an international hundred since his ton against Bangladesh in India’s maiden pink-ball Test way back in November 2019.

Since then, Kohli has gone 50 international innings across formats without registering a three-figure score- 18 in Tests, 15 in ODIs, and 17 T20Is. This was the seventh instance that James Anderson got rid of Virat Kohli in Test match cricket- the joint-most by any bowler alongside Nathan Lyon.

The Indian skipper has managed a mere 414 runs in his last 18 Test innings at an average of 23 with just three half-centuries.

As usual, Twitter blew up after yet another failure by Virat Kohli.

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Here are some of the best reactions:

Virat Kohli needs to go play in the Ranji Trophy for a season before coming back to test cricket.

— Dan Cricket (@DanCricket93) August 25, 2021

Virat Kohli's batting average in last 10 Tests is 24.56. #RoughPatch

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 25, 2021

Half-century for Virat Kohli…

That’s 50 consecutive international innings without a century for the Indian skipper.#ENGvIND

— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) August 25, 2021

what is the similarity between rajiv gandhi and virat kohli?
both couldn't stop anderson

— vintage tipu sir_ 53.78_ (@onetiponehand_) August 25, 2021

Kohli bhai reaction channel khol lo YouTube pe. Kabtak balcony se react karte rahoge. #ENGvIND

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 25, 2021

Kohli and Shastri after electing to bat first pic.twitter.com/OczeBKzLzc

— Rajabets India??? (@smileandraja) August 25, 2021

Won't happen but Kohli ending up with a test average less than 50 would be one of the most heartbreaking things to see.

— Prithvi (@Puneite_) August 25, 2021

as a kohli expert i recommend leaving the ball outside off for sheer comfort and long life pic.twitter.com/3622yLPFM3

— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) August 25, 2021

Innings taken by Indian to reach 1000 runs in World Test Championship

17 – Rohit Sharma
25 – Ajinkya Rahane
28 – Virat Kohli*#INDvENG

— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) August 25, 2021

#ENGvIND
Kohli-0
Anderson-2
This tour pic.twitter.com/VYcYUkVsti

— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) August 25, 2021

50* for Virat Kohli. 50 inns without an Int'l century for Kohli, last Int'l century was against Shakib-less Bangladesh in India on 23rd November 2019. Kohli's Test average since 1st January 2020 is 23.00 (11 Tests, 18 inns, 414 runs). Most over-rated cricketer ever. #Cricket

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) August 25, 2021

India's best batsman right now is looking bemused. By the way, Virat Kohli is also looking concerned.. pic.twitter.com/C3Eo7Jxwvp

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) August 25, 2021

Who is the better Batsman ?
Rt for Guran Like for Kohli pic.twitter.com/Md4tmnad2y

— Delhi Se Hoon BC (@delhichatter) August 25, 2021

Bowlers who have dismissed Virat Kohli the most across all formats:#Cricket | #ViratKohli | #ENGvIND

??????? James Anderson – 10*
?? Tim Southee – 10
??????? Moeen Ali – 9
??????? Adil Rashid – 9
??????? Ben Stokes – 8
??????? Graeme Swann – 8

?Bunny Alert!?

The batsman The owners pic.twitter.com/Rad2dm1FvA

— ??????? ???? ? (@imtheguy007) August 25, 2021

6 at Kolkata
0 at Manchester
7 at Manchester
0 at Nottingham
7 at Leeds*

James Anderson ~ 1st bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli on Single Digit (5 times in Test format)#INDvENG

— S H E B A S (@Shebas_10) August 25, 2021

Ravi Shastri showing Sachin's inning of 241 in Sydney to Virat Kohli #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/yJY16Xp0vz

— Right Arm Over (@RightArmOver_) August 25, 2021