Ο Harbhajan Singh αποκαλύπτει πώς ο Virat Kohli σχεδιάζει να αντιμετωπίσει την απειλή Gabba

Ace Team India batter Virat Kohli is now facing the brunt of the Indian fans. He roared back to form with a blistering unbeaten century in the second innings of the Perth Test. But come the IND vs AUS Pink Ball Test, he faltered in both innings. Ahead of the third test, Harbhajan Singh pointed out how Kohli is changing his playing style to counter the Australian bowlers.

India was handed a humiliating defeat on Day 3 of the Adelaide Test. As a result, Kohli along with the other India Cricket Team players has continued to practice. The former captain has been a regular player who hit the nets as he plans on finishing strongly against the Aussies in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Kohli practices defense

Harbhajan Singh went on to explain how Kohli is practicing his defense, especially on the backfoot in the nets. The veteran spinner revealed that this was Kohli’s adjustment to counter the extra pace and bounce that the Gabba pitch has to offer.

“Yes, whatever little I have seen him batting in the nets today. I have played a lot of cricket with him. He is a front-foot player. Knowing the bounce on Indian soil, you have to be on your front foot. The people who have played here, the likes of Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Langer, Hayden. They were good back foot players, because of the bounce. It is the kind of bounce you get in Australia, you have to be good player of bounce. You need to have a good backfoot game. That’s what he was practicing,” Harbhajan said on Star Sports.

Harbhajan Singh has pointed out that Kohli is desperate to stage a comeback. He claimed that the star batter made it to the nets after India’s loss and plans on staging a revenge against the Aussies.

“Specifically I have noticed today. He was playing a lot of deliveries on the backfoot. He was going forward for the fuller ball but those balls which were slightly shorter, he was either leaving or trying to play them. The ball from the back foot, he knows that Gabba will be a different wicket where he will get to face a lot of bounce and pace and that back foot game needs to be included in his game. Good to see him working on the game. I am sure, knowing Virat Kohli, we have seen him making a comeback after every setback,” Harbhajan concluded.