Virat Kohli during India’s 3-day simulation game©AFP
Virat Kohli Although he loves playing against Australia, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour is not expected to be a bed of roses for him. Virat, who has struggled to find his form over the past year, has high expectations on his shoulders in the five-match stint. meanwhile Ricky Ponting He is one of the Australian cricketers hoping that Kohli will bounce back Down Under, another great Australian cricketer. Ian Healyare busy coming up with plans to counter the threat of Indian batsmen. give advice to Pat Cummins Healy and other Australian pacers asked the Australian bowlers to bowl Kohli’s body and make Kohli jerk off to create space.
“Body bash. Hit the ball under the armpit. That’s right-handed as a right-handed hitter…and it must be hot,” Healy said. SENQ breakfast. “If you want to ride a delivery, let me jump every once in a while – bend over, weave around, bend over backwards.
Healy would like to replace Virat with a short-footed fielder, especially in the early part of his stay at the crease.
“Put your short leg position right next to his leg side and if you want a bumper, you have to go towards the badge. He tries to break out of a hard spell with a hook shot or a pull shot. It may be, and it will be.” Badge height makes it difficult to control. ”
“The first matchup I am looking at is how our quicks can bowl to Virat Kohli. I think they should target his front pad often,” he said. Ta.
Healy feels there are signs of anxiety in Kohli’s game after his poor form in the recently concluded series against New Zealand. He wants Australian pacers to expose that.
“He can put his front foot there and play from anywhere, he can play square offside, he can whip to the leg side, he can lock back… but they have to find some way. I might target that front pad because I’m concerned about his form.
“But don’t do it every ball because he’ll get used to it…It requires him to put the impact ball on his front pad after he sets up in the seam.”
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