Virat Kohli has faltered yet again on Day 3 of the IND vs AUS 3rd Test in Gabba. Tough times often bring out the best in a player and Sunil Gavaskar now has a special advice for Virat Kohli. The ace batter has been troubled facing delivers pitched outside off stump, nicking catches to keepers to the slip fielders.
And this has been a recurring problem for Virat Kohli. He has always been tempted to go for the outside pitched balls with a frontfoot attack. And this has resulted in both inside and outside edges. And on Day 3 of the Gabba Test, Virat Kohli was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood in a similar fashion much to the dismay of the fans.
Sunil Gavaskar cites Sachin Tendulkar’s grit
And thus Sunil Gavaskar has now a special remedy for Kohli. He has cited Sachin Tendulkar‘s example during 2004. Sachin too was facing trouble playing the cover drives and giving away wickets. And thus Sachin decided not play any cover drive. After crossing 200 runs he played a single drive.
“What I think Kohli can do is maybe have a look at what Sachin Tendulkar did way back in 2004. In the first three Test matches, he got out playing for the line outside the off-stump. He got caught at slips, short gully. When he came to Sydney, he decided he was not going to play anything in the cover region. He played only between the bowler’s follow-through and to the right of the mid-off fielder, and everything else on the other side. That’s the resolve. He hardly played a cover drive; I think only after getting to 200-220 did he play one. That is the kind of mind control you should be having,” Gavaskar added.
The task is simple for Virat Kohli. He needs to restrict his urges in playing shots away from the off stump. And taking a look at Sachin Tendulkar’s innings can be a new perspective for Kohli. The Aussie pacers time and again teased Sachin to play cover drives, but the legend remained firm on his determination and continued to score a brilliant century.
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