‘Could Virat Kohli do that?’: Former India star Sachin Tendulkar gives great advice

Virat KohliIn the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane, the star batsman was once again dismissed easily and his struggles with the bat continued. Kohli had problems with the ball outside the off-stump and missed the shot which proved to be his failure again. Josh Hazlewood to alex carey behind the stumps. Former Indian national team batsman akash chopra Kohli believes he should have left the ball alone considering his struggles against similar deliveries. Chopra also recalled Sachin TendulkarKohli, who did not play a single cover drive in his 241 bats in Sydney, said he should take inspiration from that knock.

“I remember the Test match in Sydney after Sachin Tendulkar went out for a number of deliveries outside the off-stump. Could Virat Kohli do that? If he continues to play like this, his vulnerability will be further exposed. He will have to do that because he will,” the former India opener said on YouTube.

Chopra also said Kohli has been struggling with short-pitch throws and his struggles were once again evident during the match against Hazlewood. mitchell stark.

“You know he (Kohli) is not at the top of his game, so what’s the way forward?” he added.

meanwhile, KL Rahul credited tailer Akashdeep and jasprit bumrah For their unbeaten 39-run partnership for the last wicket to avoid a follow-up in the third Test against Australia on Tuesday.

On the rain-hit fourth day in Brisbane, the pacers did their best to put India out of misery. India posted 252/9 at stumps, with Akash remaining unbeaten on 27 off 31 balls, while Bumrah kept 10 runs unbeaten. India are still trailing by 193 runs and the outcome of the match will depend on the weather conditions on Wednesday.

“It’s really good to see when the lower teams chip in and run up their scores. That’s something we talk about a lot in meetings and the bowlers are also working hard on their batting so we can see when they are there. It’s really good to be able to go.” Getting that little bit of partnership and avoiding the follow-on makes a big difference. We have to find a way to stay in the game because it’s been raining a little bit and we know a big part of the game was lost to the rain. And Akash and I think. Bumrah did that at the end and it was a good way to end the day for us,” Rahul, who scored 84 runs in the match, said at the press conference after the day’s play. .

“I’m glad they were able to really play some shots, some very exciting shots. And the last 30 minutes, when they not only scored, but batted just with the heart they showed, great.” It was a match.” Keeping the bouncers away. There’s a lot of pace and bounce on the wicket, so being behind the ball, defending well, putting the ball down and playing nice shots gives them confidence and is very good for us. That’s it. “I have great confidence in the group,” he said adding.

(With IANS input)