Virat Kohli labeled 'restless', told to take a leaf out of Shreyas Iyer's book after two successive ducks

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has labeled Virat Kohli as “restless” and urged the 36-year-old to take a leaf out of Shreyas Iyer’s book to keep himself in rhythm. Kaif’s comments came recently after the former India captain was dismissed for two consecutive ducks in the ongoing series against Australia for the first time in his 304-year ODI career. Having already retired from Tests and T20Is, Kohli has returned to the Indian playing XI in Australia in the ongoing ODI series. In Perth, Kohli spent eight balls in the middle before being caught brilliantly by Cooper Connolly. In Adelaide, Kohli spent just four balls in the middle. The last time Kohli played for India in ODIs before the Australia series was during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in February and March. “Iyer played the India ‘A’ matches and that’s why you see the fluency in his batting. He never looks out of touch like how Virat looks right now,” Kaif said while speaking on his YouTube channel. “Virat looks unsettled at the moment, and that’s not the case with Iyer because he played,” Kaif added. Unlike, Kohli, Iyer