(AP Photo) Former Indian batter Sanjay Manjrekar discussed Virat Kohli 's ongoing challenges with deliveries outside the off-stump after his dismissal in the Sydney Test against Australia. Kohli's recurring dismissals in a similar fashion have raised concerns. Manjrekar believes Kohli is now battling self-doubt while attempting to address this weakness.
Kohli was dismissed by Scott Boland for the fourth time in the series. Boland consistently targeted the area outside off-stump, inducing an edge from Kohli to the slips. This was the eighth instance in nine innings where Kohli succumbed to this weakness.
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Now that is a very rare thing for Virat Kohli to do. You know, Virat Kohli loves getting outside the batting crease going forward. He's tried everything within his, you know, capabilities and on this occasion he tried being inside the batting crease, same result.
"What do you do? And Mark (Nicholas) makes a good point about him now having clear self-doubt with what has happened and with the sameness of the end for every innings," said Manjrekar on Star Sports. Manjrekar acknowledged the self-doubt Kohli might be experiencing du.
