New Delhi:
Virat Kohli got out in cheaply: What has happened to Kohli? Is this not the peak of Kohli? Will Virat answer the Kangaroos in Australia like this? After Kohli was out cheaply in the first innings of India's second Test against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) ground in Pune, such discussions took place on a different level among former cricketers and fans. But it is not just about getting out cheaply, it is about the manner of getting out that is being talked about more this time. After the failure of the last few matches, crores of fans were expecting that Kohli would make up for the previous loss and come out in time of need. This time he will definitely play a long innings, but leave aside the long innings, Virat was out against Santner in such a way that it disappointed the former greats a lot.
Oh dear! Virat will know himself that he has just played the worst shot of his career to get out. Got to feel for him…coz as always he came out with solid & honest intent.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 25, 2024
After Kohli's dismissal, Manjrekar wrote on Let's get down.”
Well, whether this is the worst shot of Kohli's career so far or not, it remains to be seen, but it is certain that this shot is enough to tell about Virat's mood and confidence at the moment and to a great extent about his homework before the series. Is. The low full toss ball on which Kohli went for a slog sweep, not only fell much earlier than Virat had anticipated, but he also missed the line by a wide margin. There was a lot of gap between his bat and his bat, which does not suit a batsman like him at all. As soon as Virat was out, he himself was very surprised and there was complete silence among the spectators in the stadium.
Kohli could have avoided this: Shastri
At the same time, veteran and former coach Ravi Shastri, who was commentating at the time of Kohli's dismissal, said that Kohli could have dealt with this ball without taking any risk. Shastri said, “Kohli could have played a similar ball towards midwicket by making a full toss. It was an easy ball to hit because it was a full toss. But instead Kohli went for too many crosses. He played it straight with the bat and hit it in the gap. Could also play.
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