Former Team India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has said on Wednesday that India’s Test captain Virat Kohli will regret his shot-selection after the way he was dismissed poorly for 18 on Day 4 of the 1st Test between South Africa and India at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
However, Kohli went for a wide delivery off Marco Jansen and but he was caught by Quinton de Kock behind the stumps. And, he was disappointed as he went back slowly to the dressing room as well. However, he could only manage for 35 in the first innings of the ongoing Test as well.
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Virat Kohli, meanwhile, has been going through a tough phase as he has failed to score a century for nearly 2 years. He has finished this year with a score of 536 runs in 11 matches which came at an average of 28.21 as well.
Virat Kohli Will Be Disappointed With His Shot Selection: Sanjay Bangar
“He would have been disappointed with his shot selection. To play that shot first ball after Lunch, I think there was a lapse in concentration. Apart from that, I can’t fathom anything else,” Sanjay Bangar said.
“Kohli being consistently drawn into those wide lines. The attack clearly shows all the balls were in the 6th, 7th stump line, they were not even in the 5th stump line. And that’s where whether Virat Kohli can wear the bowlers down or find a way to get the bowlers bowl at him. He needs to find a way to deal with that,” he further added.
Meanwhile, former South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel has stated that the plans for Virat Kohli were the same even during his time too.
“I can show you some of the papers that are lying here, the game plan is exactly the same for Virat Kohli. It never changed. That’s exactly the area that the South African are going to target the 5th, 6th stump and hang it out there and wait for Virat to make a mistake,” Sanjay Bangar concluded.
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