Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli should not be judged on the basis of current form and that the champion cricketer could make a powerful statement during the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series given his class,

A total of 1,838 runs from 34 Tests at an average of 31.68 certainly indicates the lean patch that Kohli has been experiencing lately.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has weighed in, on the recent form of Virat Kohli, saying the underwhelming returns of the right-handed batter recently, are indeed a "concern". However, Ponting believes that Kohli has it in him to turn around his fortunes,