Former India cricketer turned commentator Irfan Pathan heavily criticised star India batter Virat Kohli for his prolonged poor form in Test cricket after series loss vs Australia.

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has criticised Virat Kohli, questioning the senior player’s recent performances and its impact on the Indian cricket team’s results. Pathan expressed his concerns over Kohli’s form,

While Pathan acknowledged Kohli's immense contributions to Indian cricket over the years, he made it clear that reputation alone cannot justify a place in the team

Even the great Sachin Tendulkar played Ranji Trophy even when it wasn’t required of him, only because he wanted to spend that much time—four or five days—on the pitch,” said Pathan speaking on Star Sports.

For the Indian team in 2024, in the first innings where you basically set up the match, Virat Kohli’s average is 15. And if you consider his average over the last five years, it's not even 30. Does the Indian team deserve its senior player?

Pathan went to the extent of saying that maybe Kohli's place should be given to a youngster, given that he has averaged less than 30 in the first innings in the last five years

Irfan Pathan also slammed Virat Kohli for repeatedly making same mistakes in the tour of Australia and then added: "Sunny sir (Sunil Gavaskar) is here. How long does it take to talk to Sunny Sir or someone?

Sunil Gavaskar called for India's international players to take part in the upcoming Ranji Trophy games to work on their technical flaws ahead of the new WTC cycle.

Irfan Pathan criticised Virat Kohli for not playing domestic cricket to address technical flaws. He questioned Kohli’s place in the Indian team and called for an end to the superstar culture. Kohli and Rohit Sharma struggled during the Test series against Australia,