England legend Kevin Pietersen has urged Virat Kohli to take a six-month break from cricket to rejuvenate himself, claiming his "brain is completely fried".
Kohli is currently enduring a lean run of form in the IPL, having passed 12 just twice in seven innings so far. The 33-year-old has failed to score a hundred in his last 100 games and recently relinquished the captaincy of India in all three formats.
Kohli cited his "immense workload" as the reason behind his decision to step down as T20 captain last year and Pietersen believes he needs to step away from the sport to "go and get re-energised". Speaking to Star Sports after Kohli was out for a duck in the IPL clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants, Pietersen said: "The guy has had so much to deal with, from marriage to baby to media scrutiny and all on his personal life.
