His strength is also his weakness, Virat says on the cover.

His strength is also his weakness, Virat says on the cover.

If Lungi Ngidi got Kohli to play away from his body in the first innings; it was rookie pacer Marco Jansen who got him this time.

Virat Kohli was caught chasing deliveries outside off stump for the tenth time in as many overseas Test innings. Vikram Rathour, India’s batting coach; said after the day’s play that the skipper needed to be more selective in his ball selection.

If Lungi Ngidi got Kohli to play away from his body in the first innings; it was rookie pacer Marco Jansen who got him this time. Kohli had played himself into both situations and was eager to take command. India’s best batsman failed to hit a Test century for two years on the spin. Kohli played 11 Tests in 2021; despite the fact that the pandemic plagued year of 2020 had very little long-form cricket.

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His defining shot has been the cover drive, and Rathour encouraged the captain to keep it up. This is his scoring shot, the one that gets him a lot of runs. So he’ll have to play that shot, and I believe your strength will always turn out to be your weakness. The part where there are ongoing disputes is when to shoot that shot; was it the appropriate ball, was it the right stage to take that shot. It would be great if we could tighten up our gameplans a little more; Rathour stated at the post-day press conference.

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Sachin Tendulkar totally avoided the cover drive during his 241 against Australia; in Sydney in 2003-2004, instead driving towards mid-off to cancel out caught-behind and slip cordon. Rathour, on the other hand, praised Kohli’s decision to play the shot while advising caution. That’s the shot he excels at. He scores a lot of runs with that shot. As a result, he must continue to play that shot. But he needs to pick better balls from time to time.

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