NEW DELHI: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has provide you with a bit of recommendation for struggling Virat Kohli, whose weak spot in opposition to deliveries exterior the off-stump continues to bother him within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,
Gavaskar suggested Kohli to chorus from enjoying deliveries exterior the off-stump till he settles in on the crease. He additionally highlighted that the opposition rapidly identifies his strategy and adjusts their discipline placements accordingly.
“This approach should be that in the beginning, when you are not set, you should not go for a lunge until you are settled. Look, in the first innings, the shot played went over the top,” Gavaskar advised Star Sports.
“Now, the Australian players must have noticed, when they came for the second innings, they placed a fielder there, so he needs to manage that. If he plays straight, he is good enough to hit between mid-on, mid-wicket , and straight if he just concentrates,” he added.
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Gavaskar additionally urged Kohli to undertake Sachin Tendulkar’s strategy, the place he shunned enjoying any photographs exterior the off-stump, a method that helped him rating almost 250 runs in opposition to Australia in Sydney.
“Just like Sachin Tendulkar did in Sydney, in the previous three Test matches, he was getting out outside the off-stump, caught in the covers, or in the slips. He didn’t play even one cover drive, only played straight and scored around two hundred and fifty runs by controlling himself and deciding not to play there. If he plays like this, just as Sachin scored a double century, Kohli can also do the same.”
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Gavaskar additionally feels Australia could have the momentum within the third Test in opposition to India beginning on Saturday thanks to their victory within the Pink Ball Test at Adelaide final week.
“The momentum that the Indian team got in Perth was lost during the 10-day gap. Now, the momentum is with Australia because they have won this Test match,” Gavaskar mentioned.
“After the Adelaide Test, a few days later, you are playing at The Gabba. So, the momentum is now with the Australian team,” he added.
