Virat Kohli endured another failure in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli could only muster 3 runs from 16 balls before he fell as the third Indian wicket in the first innings. ( Day 3 Blog | Full Coverage | More Cricket News ) More than the low score, it was the manner of his dismissal that irked experts and his fans.
Kohli once again went to chase a full delivery away from the off-stump to edge the ball to the wicket-keeper Alex Carey. Josh Hazlewood was the bowler who took Kohli's wicket. Legendary Sunil Gavaskar said Kohli did not need to play the ball on which he was dismissed.
"If it was on the fourth stump I could understand," Gavaskar said on Channel 7. “This was wide, on the seventh, eighth stump, you could say. There's no need to play that.
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com/sq6oYZmZAz His dismissal in the third Test's first innings left India in trouble as they were reduced 22 for the loss of three wickets in just 7.2 overs. Right after Kohli's wicket, rain arrive and the players had to head back to the dressing room.
Had Kohli negotiated the delivery which got his wicket, he would have gone into the break undefeated. Gavaskar advised Kohli to be patient and follow Sachin Tendulkar's style of play. “Virat Kohli has to be patient, just like his role model Sachin Tendulkar.
Remember Sachin’s 241 in Sydney? He didn’t play shots on the off side, not even his favourit.
