After the recent crushing defeat against New Zealand, Team India will now play a 5-match Test series against Australia. The Border Gavaskar Trophy to be played between the two teams will start from November 22. If Team India wants to maintain its dominance in this series, then Virat Kohli will have to return to form at any cost. Virat Kohli's performance this year has not been anything special. Since the beginning of this year, Kohli has averaged only 22.72 in six Test matches, which is his lowest average in this format in a year since his debut in 2011. Now the great Australian player Ricky Ponting has given a big statement on this form of Virat.

What did Ponting say on Virat's poor form?

Recently, Virat Kohli had scored 93 runs at an average of 15.50 in 3 matches of the Test series against New Zealand. During this period he could score only one half-century. Let us tell you, Virat has been struggling in the Test format for quite some time. He has scored only 2 Test centuries in the last 5 years, which is a quite shocking figure. While talking to ICC on Virat's performance, Ricky Ponting said, 'I recently saw a statistic about Virat, in which it was said that he has scored only two Test centuries in the last five years. It didn't seem right to me, but if it's right, I mean, it's a matter of concern. Perhaps there will be no one else playing as a top order batsman in international cricket who has scored only two Test match centuries in five years.

Can make a comeback against Australia

Ricky Ponting also believes that Indian batsman Virat Kohli should not be judged on the basis of current form and the champion cricketer can make a strong comeback during the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series. Ponting said, 'I have said this before about Virat, you can never question the great players of the game. There is no doubt that he is a great player of the game. He likes playing against Australia. In fact, I know he loves playing against Australia and his record in Australia is very good.

Ponting believes that the Border-Gavaskar series can lead to the rebirth of Kohli's Test career. Ponting said, 'If there is a time for them to change it, it would be this series. Therefore, I would not be surprised to see Virat score runs in the first game.