Kohli risks ‘fried brain’ if not rested: Ravi Shastri

Out-of-sorts Virat Kohli could be lost to cricket with a “fried brain” if he is not given a break soon, said former India coach Ravi Shastri after the batsman’s latest IPL failure.

Kohli’s extended lean patch in the Indian Premier League continued when the Royal Challengers Bangalore star was out first ball against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday to take his aggregate to 119 runs from seven matches.

Bangalore rode skipper Faf du Plessis’s 96 to win the match and jump to second in the 10-team table of the Twenty20 tournament.

“Virat Kohli is overcooked. If anyone needs a break, it’s him,” Shastri told Star Sports on Tuesday.

“Whether it’s two months or a month and a half, whether it’s after (the) England (tour in July) or before England -- he needs a break because he has got six to seven years of cricket left in him and you don’t want to lose that with a fried brain.” – AFP