Before the Indo-Pakistan Mega match to be held in Dubai tomorrow, Star Betteran Virat Kohli arrived for 90 minutes early than the stipulated time. He practiced with local bowlers.
Virat of side bowling was seen batting. In the last 12 international innings, he has been out on the outside of 11 times off stumps.
Kohli arrived in the car with Assistant coach Abhishek Nair at Dubai Stadium on Saturday. India's practice was fixed at 2:30 pm, but Kohli arrived at the field at 1pm.
Photos during Kohli's practice …
Virat Kohli speaking to Indian captain Rohit Sharma.
Out of the stump 11 times in 12 innings Kohli went on a Test tour of Australia in November last year. There, in 9 innings of 5 Tests, he was caught out of the stump 8 times. Then in two innings of the ODI series against England, he was caught out of the stump in front of the spinner. Now in the first match against Bangladesh of the Champions Trophy, he was also caught at the backward point outside the stump.
Before practice, Virat checked his bat.
Virat Kohli after practicing at Dubai International Stadium.
Out of the stumps the ball became a problem for Kohli According to reports, Kohli was seen practicing with local net bowlers. He was constantly playing drives on the ball outside of the stump. Virat also worked with Abhishek Nair on his defense. During the training, a ball also hit Virat's leg, then he put a pack of ice. The Pakistani team took training at the ICC Academy from 4pm.
Kohli lacks confidence: Manjrekar Geo Hotstar Expert Sanjay Manjrekar, while talking to Bhaskar's question, said, “Virat Kohli is often out on the ball outside the side of the side and this is definitely a matter of concern. Also, I think he lacks confidence. Now let's see how he cope with all this. He is constantly working hard for this. '
'Harshit Rana has been very impressed. Whenever he had a chance. He has done better. Mohammad Shami is a successful bowler who takes wickets in the opening overs. Arshadeep is also bowling well with a new ball. It is unfortunate that he has not had a chance yet. Rana is able to take wickets in the middle overs. He has impressed team management and selectors. I think the team will not change in the next match. '
Virat is a big tournament player: Clark Former Australian captain Michael Clarke praised Kohli despite India's poor performance in the opening match of the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh. I think Virat is one of the players who perform well in the big tournament. He is not in the best form, which is why Virat is training for an hour and a half early.
Virat is facing bad form In the first match against the Champions Trophy Bangladesh, Kohli had difficulty rotating the strike. He played 11 dot balls against spinners in the middle overs. Kohli was able to score only 22 off 38 balls and leg-spinner Rishad Hussain was out on the ball.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid dismissed this star Better twice in the ODI series against England in early February. He had difficulty playing spinners even during India's 0-2 defeat against Sri Lanka last year.
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