Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar explained the reason behind the dip in Virat Kohli‘s form after the batter’s early exit in 1st innings of IND vs AUS 2nd Test. The batting maestro edged a short of length delivery straight to the slips, brining the curtains down on his innings just as it began. Manjrekar took to social media platform X to explain why Kohli was failing consistently.
“Unfortunate weakness outside off”: Virat Kohli’s flop shows explained
Manjrekar explained that one of the main reasons for Virat Kohli’s average slipping down to 48 was because of his weakness outside off. He added that the batter remaining adamant to not try another way to resolve the issue further complicated the matters.
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Virat Kohli only managed to score 7 out of 8 deliveries before he was sent packing by Mitchell Starc. Two overs prior to Kohli’s dismissal, Starc struck to get rid of KL Rahul. An over after Kohli was sent packing, Starc struck once again to get rid of the well-set Shubman Gill. All four wickets that Australia have managed to bag in the 1st session in Adelaide have been taken by Mitchell Starc.
It is pertinent to mention that Virat Kohli opted to miss the Pink Ball warm-up game against Australia Prime Minister’s XI before the Adelaide Test. Instead, he opted to bat it out in the nets, facing deliveries from Jasprit Bumrah and co.
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