Just a few hours are left for the much-awaited Test series between India and Australia. The competition will begin on the morning of Friday, November 22nd. At the same time, while teams are busy formulating strategies for the first game of the series, some former players are also expressing their opinions. Even though Australia is playing at home, they still have a lot of fear going into this series. Virat Kohli, in particular, is a batsman who has the ability to destroy Australia’s bowling if he gets his way.
Shane Watson says to avoid getting into trouble with Kohli
Rohit Sharma will not play in the first Test in Perth. In this case, the responsibility of former captain Virat Kohli will be even greater. Virat Kohli has visited Australia many times before and achieved a lot there. Australia are concerned that the same great image of Kohli for which he is famous may not return. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s greatest players, Shane Watson, has given his team a piece of advice ahead of the series. Shane Watson asks Australia to avoid trouble with Virat Kohli in Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he believes in Kohli’s behavior when provoked His enthusiasm will bring out the best in him. Australia bore the brunt of Kohli’s provocation, something Watson himself has experienced.
Ian Healy talks strategy to Team Australia
Not only this, former legendary Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy wants the Australian bowler to resort to all means to dismiss Virat Kohli, which includes bowling off the front foot and targeting his body with short deliveries. Healy said the first game they looked at was how our fast bowlers bowled to Virat Kohli. Healy said our bowlers should avoid using this tactic for long periods of time because then they will understand our plan.
What are Virat Kohli’s Test numbers like in Australia?
Virat Kohli is not in good form at the moment. However, if we talk about Australia, Kohli’s bat speaks volumes about the quality of this team. Kohli has played 13 Test matches in Australia since 2011, during which he has scored six centuries and four half-centuries. During this period, he averaged 54.08 and scored 1352 runs with the bat. Kohli is playing his fifth Test in the Australia tour. His effort will be to repeat the work he did in the 2014-15 Test series. That year, Virat Kohli scored 692 runs in four Tests with four centuries and a half-century at an average of 86.50.
(pti input)
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