The struggling Virat Kohli is having some issues with judging the length of the ball, claims the former India's former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar in an interview with Australia's Sydney Morning Herald. It is actually hard to swallow that the dominating Virat Kohli looks lost. Once an aggressive batter, is now having just one half-century in the last five test matches, averaging 21.33. Even though he has a lovely relationship with the Australian pitches, his ongoing form is not convincing enough for anyone to expect such dominance from Virat Kohli in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. In the interview, Manjrekar expressed that Kohli is playing more off the front foot, and his backfoot stance is suffering a lot. To the Australian daily, he said, “His judgment of length, whether it’s spin or pace, has gone down. It’s not as great as it used to be. That comes back to him. He was one of India’s best players of spin and played a lot off the back foot. Now there’s a lot of front-foot play in everything he does, so his perception of length has not been great... he wasn’t trusting his defence, he was slightly nervous of mind and uncertain." Virat Kohli, the man with 29 Test centuries, is visibly struggling. If India is eyeing a spot in the World Test Championship, India needs 4 wins. For that, Virat needs to stand up. Read: Top Records Virat Kohli Aims to Break in Border Gavaskar Trophy Forget about the home series: Manjrekar Manjrekar discussed Virat Kohli's current form, noting that while his clarity at the moment isn't perfect due to pressure and a lack of runs, he’s not in the prime age range anymore. He suggested that the conditions in Australia—turning pitches, low bounce, and slower ball behavior—may suit Kohli. Manjrekar has also highlighted Kohli’s strong performance in South Africa, where he excelled on difficult pitches with lateral movement, which could be a good indicator of his potential success in Australia. He advised Kohli to focus on his recent form in South Africa, where he was India's top player. Kohli is being warmly received in Australia, with media speculating that this might be his last series there. Manjrekar added, "I would say forget about the home series. South Africa is quite recent. I would urge people to have a look at his numbers there. He looked India’s best player by far that trip. I’m looking that as evidence of what we can expect from Virat in Australia.” The star batter has played 13 Tests in Australia, accumulating 1,352 runs with a healthy average of 53.14. He has 4 half-centuries and 6 tons in Australia.