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Scott Boland dismissed Virat Kohli on Day 1 of fifth Take a look at between Australia and India.© AFP
Virat Kohli chasing a supply outdoors off stump and getting out, the identical previous story continues for the India star. The primary day of India’s fifth and remaining Take a look at was no exception as Kohli got here out to bat at his typical quantity 4 place, left some deliveries nicely however ultimately perished whereas chasing a supply nicely outdoors off stump. He edged Scott Boland’s again of a size supply at slips to depart for 17 off 69 balls. Attempting to determine what’s unsuitable with the batting nice, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan drew his comparability with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar, who holds the report of scoring most worldwide runs and centuries, was as soon as troubled throughout India’s tour of Australia in 2003-04. It was his favorite cowl drive that was creating all the issue as Sachin repeatedly misplaced his wicket whereas going for the shot within the first three matches of the collection.
What adopted was an unbelievable comeback from the cricketing nice as he determined to not play the duvet drive and ended up scoring 241 not out in his first innings within the fourth Take a look at on the Sydney Cricket Floor.
“He is such a great player but doing the same mistake repeatedly. There is always a saying that extend the gap between your two mistakes. Big players do that but Virat Kohli has not done that,” Pathan began whereas commenting on the latest dismissal of Kohli at SCG.
“All of us discuss in regards to the nice Sachin Tendulkar not taking part in the duvet drive (on the identical Sydney floor) and that Virat must also present his management like that outdoors off stump and depart deliveries, displaying his self-discipline. However Sachin used to play the sq. lower and uppercut other than the duvet drive. Nevertheless, Virat Kohli would not have runs behind sq..
“Virat doesn’t play those shots (square cut and upper cut). It’s not that he has never played such shots but he is reluctant to do it. This is the reason, he goes to drive and defend the ball on the line of the 6th or 7th stump, and continuosly gets the outside edge.”
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