Team India talisman Virat Kohli will be looking to retain his old touch as India will up against Australia in the 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Series starting on the 17th of February. In the first match, Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century, Ravindra Jadeja played well in both batting and bowling, and R Ashwin and Axar Patel also contributed to the team’s victory.
Despite these impressive performances, Virat Kohli struggled in the first match and could only score 12 runs before being dismissed by debutant Todd Murphy, who took seven wickets in the match. As the second Test will be played at Kohli’s home ground, there will be much attention on the former India captain.
IPL 2023 | Australia tour of India 2023 | Dream11 Prediction | Fantasy Cricket Tips | Cricket Match Prediction Today | Cricket News | Cricket Live Score
In the red-ball format, Virat Kohli has been struggling with his form in the subcontinent, having scored only 174 runs in his last ten Test innings. He has not been able to score a half-century in any of these innings, which has raised some concerns about his ability to face spin bowlers. Virat Kohli has been dismissed seven times by spinners in these ten innings.
Dinesh Karthik Believes Virat Kohli’s Form Might Have Dipped Against Spinners
IPL 2023 | India National Cricket Team | IND vs AUS 2023 | India vs Australia 2023
Indian wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik who was present on a talk show commented on how Virat Kohli has always been a good player of spin but his present form displays otherwise. However, he believes that while the stats might say Virat Kohli has struggled against spinners it’s mainly due to variable factors.
“You look back at the time I’m sure he’s a better player of fast bowlers than he started out. Maybe his game against spin has dropped a bit, but that is fine and relatively understandable. You don’t play as many spinners when you travel abroad, you don’t play so much of good spinners, probably you would end up playing in the domestic circuit for longer hours, even if you play in the subcontinent.”
“You can debate about the fact that he doesn’t have played well against spin in the recent past, but he’s a damn good player when it comes to spin bowling, especially fingers spin bowling. The stats do say he’s got out to spin so he needs to work on it.”
With Virat Kohli’s form in question against the spinners, it will be interesting to see the approach the former Indian skipper decides to take heading into the coming fixture. A lot of home fans would be excited to see the local boy perform at his home venue and put an end to the questions thrown his way.
Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | Rishabh Pant | KL Rahul | Suryakumar Yadav | Sanju Samson | Shreyas Iyer | Yuzvendra Chahal | Jasprit Bumrah
