Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has backed Virat Kohli to end his century drought when India face New Zealand in the ICC World Test Championship final in England next month. Kohli has not scored an international hundred since November 2019. His last hundred came in the Day-Night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Although Kohli has 70 international hundreds to his name, his failure to convert his 50s into hundreds over the last couple of seasons
has become a talking point

Analyzing Kohli’s century drought, Butt said on his YouTube channel, “He’s broken so many barriers already. Who could have thought that a boy in his age will get 70 centuries? Who would have that he would become as fit as he is today, or carry the kind of form that he has? He has a strike rate of 90 in chases, an average of over 50 in all three format.”

The former Pakistani batsman feels Kohli will score three figures during India’s upcoming tour of England. Kohli has so far scored 43 ODIs tons and 27 Test hundreds. Another century will see him go past Ricky Ponting to become the solo holder of most international hundreds as captain. As of now both him and Ponting are tied at 41 each.

“Who would have thought? These are barriers he’s already crossed. Who can stop him from crossing this barrier? In fact, he can do it in the next match or the next series itself.

“He hasn’t scored a century in more than a year but look at the runs he’s still scored. If he doesn’t get a century, we think he hasn’t scored at all. I think he has all the credentials to do it and it’s just a matter of time,” Butt added.

Kohli will lead India in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final against New Zealand in Southampton. The match will be played from June 18-22. India and England will then battle it out in a five-match Test series, starting August 4 in Nottingham. The last time India visited England, they were hammered 1-4 in a five-match Test series.

–By A Cricket Correspondent

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