Sanjay Manjrekar has identified main flaw in Virat Kohli’s batting approach.© AFP
Star batter Virat Kohli flopped with the bat within the 1st innings of the continuing 1st Check towards Australia in Perth. Regardless of a stellar file in Australia, the previous India captain lasted simply 12 balls earlier than keeping off a climbing Hazlewood supply that took an edge to Usman Khawaja at slip. As Kohli’s barren patch continued, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar identified main flaw within the star batter’s approach. He feels Kohli has been struggling towards the shorter supply of late.
“It is one thing I’ve stated earlier than as nicely, submit [2023] Virat Kohli has been very involved about that ball pitched up, Jimmy Anderson variety, exterior the off stump. So he stands exterior the batting crease, needs to get on to the entrance foot to nullify the swing. However now bowlers are bowling shorter to him due to that,” Manjrekar advised ESPNcricinfo.
Manjrekar additionally recalled Kohli’s struggles within the latest house collection towards New Zealand, the place he managed simply 93 runs throughout six innings. The cricketer-turned-commentator pinpointed that opposition bowlers try to focus on Kohli’s physique by bowling him brief deliveries on the leg facet.
“We noticed that within the Bangalore Check match, New Zealand bowlers doing that and Virat Kohli getting out on the leg facet. Josh Hazlewood was usually fuller, 60% of balls within the full space, however the second Virat Kohli began doing this, he went a bit of brief,” he added.
Manjrekar recommended that Kohli’s premeditated front-foot approach makes him a bit weak, particularly in Australia the place the tempo and bounce will make his case solely worse.
“So principally he is put all his eggs in a single basket, Kohli, which is about not getting out on the entrance foot, to that swinging full size ball. However that is now making him a bit of weak to all different deliveries, particularly the one that’s shorter,” Manjrekar additional defined.
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