Virat Kohli had scored 70 runs in the first test against New Zealand and in the second match, he could score only one run in the first innings, due to which questions are being raised on his form. Former bowler Anil Kumble believes that Virat Kohli could have benefited from playing domestic cricket before the start of the long Test season.
Virat Kohli was out after playing a bad shot in the second test against New Zealand. Kohli has not been able to play big innings in the last few matches in the longest format of the game. In the first test against New Zealand, he had scored 70 runs and in the second match, he could score only one run in the first innings, due to which questions are being raised on his form. Former bowler Anil Kumble believes that Virat Kohli could have benefited from playing domestic cricket before the start of the long Test season. In the first innings, Virat Kohli was clean bowled by Mitchell Santner’s full toss ball.
Kohli tried to play a sweep against Mitchell Santner but without coming in line with the ball, he played the shot and due to this, a big gap was created between the bat and the pad and the ball hit the stump. On Sports 18, Kumble said that perhaps one or two innings could have helped in the match situation. Attending matches is definitely more beneficial than practicing. This is beneficial. If he felt that playing first would benefit him and the team management was okay with it, then perhaps it would have been so. However, I don’t think we can consider this the only reason for his struggle against spin.
Playing ahead by 16 runs for one wicket yesterday, India got its first blow today in the form of Shubman Gill. After this, the next batsman Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring one. In front of the tight bowling of New Zealand spinners, India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant also failed to play big innings.
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