Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has commented on Virat Kohli’s recent form against spinners ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Test series against Australia.
Though Kohli has returned to form in white-ball cricket, he still hasn’t got his mojo back in Test cricket, with his shortcomings against the spinners seen during the series against Bangladesh in December 2022 as well as in the home series against Sri Lanka earlier in the year.
Pathan’s advice to Kohli
“So, the one thing he will be keeping in his mind is how he’s going to be countering the spin of Lyon as well as Agar. Because he has been struggling against spin specially and I think one thing he can do personally as well is to try and be a little more aggressive because I think the strike rate against spin has come down as well.”
“I know we are talking about Test cricket here, but sometimes he must be slightly more aggressive against spin, it might make you better in that encounter when you’re actually facing guys like Nathan Lyon who is outstanding with his spin, extra bounce and he gets that ball moving away from the right-hander as well. So, I think that’s one thing he should keep in mind,” said Pathan on the ‘Game Plan’ show on Star Sports.
Big Test for Rohit Sharma and company
India set to play four Test matches in the last edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India had never lost the Test series against Australia since 2014. This will be the first time when Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian side against a big team in Tests.
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