I won't look at form of any batter in BGT, Kohli will bounce back: Virat Kohli

Ricky Ponting wont assess Virat Kohlis form on the basis of his performance in the BorderGavaskar Trophy because the pitches have been a nightmare for all batters in the contest so farKohli who has not scored a fifty in his last 14 innings has managed just 111 runs in three Tests against Australia but Ponting is not worried about lack of runsIm not looking at anybodys form in this Test series because for a batsman it has just been an absolute its been a nightmare Ponting told ICC ReviewFor Virat Ive said it before I say it over and over Champion players always find a way and yes it might seem like hes in a bit of a drought at the moment and he might not be scoring the runs that we all expect him to scoreAnd certainly you know hes a realist as well And we all know as batsmen when youre struggling and not scoring runs you dont need anybody else to tell you Youre pretty aware of it yourselfBut no Im every day of the week putting my hand up and not even showing any sort of concern to Virat Kohli Because I know he will bounce backHaving played in England multiple times as part of the Ashes Ponting is aware that the conditions in England in June will be vastly different to what the teams are currently facing in the subcontinentAlso readVirat Kohli I was labelled a failed captain for not winning an ICC trophyThe 48yearold who occupies the third place in the list of cricketers with most number of international centuries said India should also consider tweaking their batting order should they qualify for the ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval in JuneWith someone like KL Rahul having gone out of this side and Shubman Gill having come in both these guys have played a bit of Test match cricket and you could potentially have both of those guys in the same team Ponting saidGill was included in the playing XI for the third Test ahead of Rahul who scored just 38 runs in three innings of the first two Tests in Nagpur and DelhiHowever Rahul has scored two of his seven Test hundreds in English conditions and Ponting feels there could be a way to play both him and Gill at The OvalMaybe Shubman could start at the top and KL could potentially move down into the middle order because hes played cricket in those English conditions before albeit at the top of the orderBut one thing we know about the UK is that the ball swings for long periods of time during the day And if the overhead conditions are suitable then the ball tends to swing right the way through an inningsIndia will have to assess the conditions and adapt quickly to the English conditions and also ensure they have the best XI during the oneoff Test showpieceBecause its just a oneoff Test match it will be really important to pick the team that you think is going to have the most success in those conditions Ponting saidThe Oval can be a really really good place to bat as long as the sun is out its probably as good a wicket as any in the UK So I think thats what it would come down to for India It would just come down to assessing the conditions and then maybe forgetting about this last series thats just been playedThe conditions that were seeing here in India are quite extreme If it was Australia and India they would both look at the conditions and pick the team that they think was best to win that oneoff gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever