In an interaction with ICC, Rohit Sharma said that he saw a statistic where Virat Kohli scored just three hundreds in the last five years. He said that this is genuinely a concern as there is not another top order batter in the world currently who has scored so less amount of centuries ​​in the last five years.

Virat Kohli's recent form slump has cast a shadow over India's upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign against Australia. Despite a stellar career record against the Aussies, Kohli's dwindling Test average and lack of centuries in recent years have raised concerns.

Ponting, a batting great himself, refused to judge Kohli for his lean patch, saying great players should never be questioned, and Kohli falls in the same category.