Former Indian National Cricket Team head coach Ravi Shastri has sent a strong message to the doubters Virat Kohli Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He said that the King of Cricket is back in his territory and even Australia The bowlers of the National Cricket Team would be aware of this.
The Indian National Cricket Team will face the Australian National Cricket Team in a five-match Test series. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 will begin on November 22 at the WACA Stadium and will be extremely important for both. teams In the context of the ICC World Test Championship.
The spotlight will be on Virat Kohli as the batter comes under massive pump for his poor outings
The spotlight will be on Kohli as the batsman has been under a lot of pressure for his poor performances in recent times. But with the type of player he is and the impact he has had in Australian conditions, he cannot be written off. When the chips are down, he has always thrived under pressure and something similar is expected this time around.
Out of the Top 20 rankings for the first time in a long time, Kohli looked in terrible form during the Test season at home. He failed in both series against Bangladesh National Cricket Team and New Zealand National Cricket Team, averaging just 21.33 in five test matches.
This saw Virat Kohli facing a lot of criticism and his place in the team also came under the scanner. There are reports claiming that he will be dropped from the team if he fails to perform in the Test series against the Australian National Cricket Team.
Well, the King is back in his territory – Ravi Shastri on Virat Kohli
Ravi Shastri feels Kohli is back on his turf and he has proved his worth with the bat in Australian conditions and earned the title of King of Cricket. Speaking to Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review, she explained:
“Well, the King is back on his turf. That’s all I’ll say to them. When you win that title after your exploits in Australia, it’s going to be on your (opponent’s) mind when you go into battle.”
Your juices are flowing, you’re loaded – Ravi Shastri on Virat Kohli
Ravi Shastri further emphasized that Virat Kohli needs to be careful at the beginning of the innings and if he manages to play the game at his pace then there will be no stopping him. Speaking about the same, he elaborated:
“Your juices are flowing, you’re loaded. Again, it’s a case of Virat. You want to see calm, because sometimes you want to go out there and throw the first punch.
“But I think that the composure in the first half hour or the first three overs of the series when he comes out to bat will be very important. If he can calm down and play the game at his own pace instead of rushing, I think he will be fine.”
Virat Kohli has been extremely successful in Tests in Australia. He scored a brilliant ton in Adelaide on his first Test tour in 2011/12 and followed that up with 692 runs at 86.50 from his four Tests on his second visit in 2014. He captained India on his first tour in 2018/19. -Hit streak in Australia and reached 123 in Perth.
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