Harbhajan Singh explains that underdog Virat Kohli will make big changes to his batting ahead of the Gabba Test.

He returned to action for his lackluster performance in India’s defeat in the pink-ball Test against Australia. Virat Kohli has deepened its pursuit of success for the third Test. The veteran batsman continues to practice in Adelaide with the rest of the team after the second Test ended prematurely within three days. Kohli was unable to contribute to the team with the bat in Adelaide, but has been a regular for the Nets ever since. In fact, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh explained the major changes Kohli made in his practice to counter his poor form in Australia.

In a chat with Star Sports, Harbhajan revealed that Kohli extensively tested his backfoot defense at the net to prepare for the excessive bounce that the Gabba pitch would generate.

“Yes, I just saw him batting at the net a little bit today. I’ve played a lot of cricket with him. He’s a front-foot player. He knows the bounce off the Indian ground. If you are playing, you have to play on the front foot. Ricky Ponting, Steve WaughLanger, Hayden. They were good players on the back foot because of their bounce. You get bounces like this in Australia. You have to be a good bounce player. We need to have a good backfoot game. That is what he was practicing,” Harbhajan revealed.

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Kohli hit the net even though the Indian team lost the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. Harbhajan feels that his return from Virat at the Gabba is a sure thing considering the effort he is putting in practice.

“What I noticed today in particular: He was playing a lot of deliveries on the backfoot. He was coming forward for the bigger ball, but that ball was a little bit shorter, so he was coming off the ball. He was trying to play the ball. It came off his back foot.” , because he knows with Virat that the Gabba will be another wicket where he will be facing a lot of bounce and pace and that he will have to incorporate the backfoot game into his game. ,I’m sure. “Kohli, we’ve seen him come back after every setback,” he added.