Shastri urges 'overcooked' Kohli to take break from cricket after latest IPL failure
Bangalore batsman out first ball against Lucknow to take his aggregate to 119 runs from seven matches Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri has urged “overcooked” Virat Kohli to take an extended break from cricket after the batsman’s lean spell continued in the Indian Premier League. Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs on Tuesday, climbing to second in the IPL table thanks to captain Faf du Plessis’s 96. But it was another failure from the former India captain, who was out first ball to take his aggregate to 119 runs from seven matches. “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.” Kohli, 33, has stepped down as India captain in both white- and re...