Virat Kohli has earned the right to fail: David Warner

India Test skipper Virat Kohli hasn’t hit a century in two years now and the right-handed batsman has faced some criticism for his batting all this while. But Australia opener David Warner has come in Kohli’s support and said that a player of his stature is “allowed to fail” after doing so well for the team.

"We have to understand Kohli’s situation too. The guy has been playing under a bubble for a long time. He has just become a father and rarely gets to see his daughter and wife. All these factors affect the performance of the players. Even the best fail to cope up with tough situations sometimes,” Warner said while speaking on Backstage with Boria.

"A lot of people talk about Virat Kohli's form over the last couple of years. We've gone through a pandemic. He has just had a baby. We only see how well he has done. You are allowed to fail. You are allowed to fail, you earn the right to fail when you are so good at what you do," he further added.

Kohli is presently with the Indian team in South Africa for the three-match Test series which will be followed by three ODIs. The Test series between the two sides is levelled at 1-1 after India suffered a defeat in the second clash recently. 

Kohli missed this match due to back spasm and is expected to return for the decider slated to begin on January 11 in Cape Town. 

Warner on the other hand is featuring in the Ashes at home. Australia have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series against England and the visitors have been handed a target of 388 runs in the penultimate game in Sydney with one more day left. They were 30/0 when stumps were called on Day 4.