India Cricket Team‘s ace batter Virat Kohli is currently at his lowest. In Test cricket, Virat Kohli has managed just a solitary fifty. Coming on the back of a 3-0 whitewash against the Kiwis, Team India will dearly hope for their star batter to step up and perform. The IND vs AUS Test series is of utmost importance with India needing a 4-0 win to automatically qualify for the WTC Finals.
Team India will require the very best of their ace batter to perform well for the visitors. Virat Kohli needs to focus on 5 key things so that he go back to being the very best in the world.
Focus on Mental Resilience
Virat Kohli has been criticized off late for having a poor record in the longest format of the game. The star batter averages now just 22.72 in Tets cricket in the entire calender year of 2024. Adding more salt to the wounds is that Kohli is without a single Test century this year.
Before the IND vs AUS Test series, Kohli should reflect back on his mental preparation as he plans and prepares for this tough Test series. Once Kohli finds his form back he can easily go back to his good data when he used to have an impressive 54 Test average against Australia.
Technical Adjustments
It is no surprise that Virat Kohli is getting old. While he remains in perfect health and fitness, his natural ability to time his shots and play shots has decreased over the period of time. Kohli now faces a daunting challenge in making some fine-tuning in his technical adjustments.
Kohli as a player knows a wide range of shots to play for a particular delivery. Often, the pensive though of playing too many shots makes it a difficult job for him. Kohli in his nets now needs to practice and enjoy playing simple and effective shots.
Aggression is Key
Everyone enjoys the aggressive intent of Virat Kohli. And this is precisely what is needed from in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. As te saying goes, ‘Attack is the best form of Defence’ Kohli needs to implement that in his playing style.
Like he has done countless times in the past, Kohli needs to play with aggression against a tough Australian bowling attack to baffle his opponents.
Build Partnerships
The success in playing big innings in Test cricket is building good partnerships with fellow batters. Off late, Kohli’s stay in the crease has been very little, meaning he has failed to stitch long partnerships with the other fellow batters.
The IND vs AUS Test series provides a perfect opportunity where he can go on to form long partnerships with fellow batters like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.
Learm from the Past
There is nothing better than the knowledge received from experience. In the past, Kohli has been magnificent against the Australian Cricket Team. In the 2014-15 series, he was on a class of his own, averaging 86.5 and amassing 692 runs.
Kohli needs to sit back and reflect on what he did a decade back and bring out the best in him in the upcoming 5-match IND vs AUS Test series.
