IND vs SL: 'Virat Kohli Played The Wrong Shot'- Sunil Gavaskar Dissects Virat Kohli's Dismissal In The Pink-Ball Test
Published - 13 Mar 2022, 11:44 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:05 AM
Kohli, according to Sunil Gavaskar, was always going to struggle when he went backwards to play the ball on which he was bowled. Virat Kohli, according to Sunil Gavaskar, was always going to struggle when he stepped backwards to play the ball on which he was bowled.
Playing beyond the mark cost Virat Kohli his wicket during the first innings of the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka, according to batting icon Sunil Gavaskar. On Day 1, Kohli was removed for 23 runs, extending his quest for his 71st international century.
Kohli seemed to be in great form as he played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which he now considers his home ground after playing there for RCB for many years in the IPL, but once again a spinner got the best of him, leaving him startled in the middle.
On a shifting pitch, the ball stayed low when Kohli went to play it all over the line and into the opening in front of the wicket, where Dhananjaya de Silva grabbed the critical wicket.
“Today, you could argue that the shot he took shouldn’t have been taken in the first place. The trajectory meant that, like in the first Test in Mohali, he went on to the back foot, but this occasion he shot across his front pad, which meant he had always been going to really struggle.”
“He was always going to be a possibility for LBW if he missed it, which is exactly what happened. He knew he was in front as soon as he missed and the ball hit his pads. He didn’t even bother to look for a recommendation. So, today, playing across the line cost him,” Gavaskar Stated.
India has a good position following the end of the day, According to Sunil Gavaskar:
On the first day of India’s third-ever pink-ball Test in Bengaluru on Saturday, 16 wickets were lost. It was the highest score ever for any pink-ball test anywhere on the planet. In India, no pink-ball Test has ever lasted longer than two and a half days, and the Bengaluru Test is likely to follow suit.
India’s Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah shone as Sri Lanka finished the day on 86/6 in 30 overs in response to India’s 252.
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