Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has backed under-pressure Virat Kohli, despite the India team player going through a rough patch in the home series against the West Indies. Jaffer added that like Kohli, every cricketer goes through this phase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli's lean patch continued in the ODI series against the touring side as he had scores of 8, 18 and 0 in the three matches and he looked far from his sublime self.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first T20I on February 16 at the Eden Gardens, Kohli only managed 17 runs off 12 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jaffer, who represented Mumbai in his playing days, opined that Kohli needs to show some patience as things are not going his way.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Every cricketer goes through this phase where he is unable to score. I think Kohli is trying his level best, but he needs some patience. I think, once he breaks the barrier, he will score runs consistently as he used to do in the past," Jaffer was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I am sure he is working as hard behind the scenes as he has been doing all these years, and with the same intensity. I am sure we will see consistent scores from him again," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Indian head coach Rahul Dravid had earlier backed Kohli during the team's tour of South Africa, saying that every cricketer, especially those who play for a long period, goes through such phases.<\/p>\r\n\r\n