Virat Kohli issues stern warning to young cricketers amid struggles in red-ball format: 'Performance is crucial for selection...'

Veteran Australian spinner Brad Hogg has some advice for Virat Kohli – he needs to find his mojo and hit top form in the next 10 Test matches if India wants to have a shot at winning their first World Test Championship title. Kohli has struggled with form, scoring just 392 runs in 5 matches in the current World Test Championship cycle.

"No, I think Virat Kohli should play out these next 10 Test matches over the next 15 weeks. See how he goes there. But he does have to improve. He has to lift his game. He's got to get that consistency again. If India are going to have a chance at winning the World Test Championship, here at number four is crucial," Hogg said on his YouTube Channel.

Hogg suggested that a number four batter plays a big role in the red-ball format to control the innings with other batters in the middle order and then switch foot on the accelerator while batting alongside the lower order.

"Number four is a vital position. It's a position where you can control the game, you can bat through the latter part of the innings, and with the explosive batting that they've got in that middle order, they definitely need Virat Kohli to really step up and play his role with the bat, batting through the innings right to the end," he added.

The veteran Aussie spinner feels that if Kohli doesn't regain his form, the selectors might consider replacing him with a young batter.

"If he can do that, then India will be very hard to beat in this World Test Championship. But he's got to start performing, otherwise, selectors are going to have to start thinking about whether they go for youth moving forward or they give you more opportunities," he added.