Greg Chappell on Virat Kohli: Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell (Greg Chappell on Kohli) has given a big statement regarding the poor form of Virat Kohli which has grabbed the headlines, Chappell has named Kohli’s poor form as Elite Performance Decline Syndrome (EPDS). The former Kangaroo captain has admitted that Kohli is suffering from Elite Performance Decline Syndrome (EPDS). Chappell, in his column in the Sydney Morning Herald, wrote, “There is a clear sign of a change in the player’s approach. Virat was famous for his dominant batting style, but in the last few years he has been slowing down his innings at the beginning, which is shocking.” “
Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has further written in his column about Virat Kohli that, “Kohli is failing like Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, who were suffering from the same syndrome and need to regain their rhythm. 20-30 runs are needed for this.”
The former Australian captain wrote, “Tendulkar and Ponting had a similar problem… like them, Kohli also needs 20 or 30 runs before finding his rhythm. When you score 20 or 30 runs, then You start feeling confident and your rhythm comes back.” Chappell has admitted that there has been a mental change in Kohli due to which his batting is not the same as before.
Let us tell you that Australian bowlers are bowling outside the off stump to take advantage of Kohli’s weakness and have been successful in stopping him so far in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Kohli has a chance to make a big score in the fourth test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The pitch is good for batting and batsmen can score runs on the Melbourne pitch. However, if Kohli fails in the remaining two matches, then the danger of his being out of the team will also loom.
What is Elite Performance Decline Syndrome? (What is EPDS)
Elite Performance Decline Syndrome, what’s the last one? Let us tell you that Elite Performance Decline Syndrome is linked to a situation when a big player is not able to perform as per his expectations. His performance declines. When a player, after reaching his best level, suddenly becomes victim of poor form and is not able to perform as before. There can be many reasons behind this. Such as, physical or mental fatigue, injuries or lack of motivation.
only one century so far
Virat Kohli had scored a century in the Perth Test match but since then King Kohli has not been able to perform any special. Kohli has played 3 matches so far in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has scored 126 runs, in which he has only one century in his name. Let us tell you that since the year 2020, Kohli has been able to score only three centuries in Tests. During this period, only 1964 runs have been scored in 65 innings at an average of 31.67.
