In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, one Indian batter’s struggle continues to grab attention — none other than Virat Kohli. Indian batting legend Kohli has faced a challenging period in recent times, and his battle with form has been evident.
During India’s first innings of the third Test on Monday at the Gabba, Kohli’s troubles persisted. Kohli attempted a drive off Josh Hazlewood, but the shot wasn’t timed well, and he ended up edging it behind the stumps to Alex Carey where the catch was taken.
His dismissal once again came for a low score as he scored three runs before losing his wicket. Giving his opinion on Kohli's dismissal, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar felt that Kohli could have left that delivery. Gavaskar also called for Kohli to demonstrate patience in his innings.
“If it was on the fourth stump I could understand. This was wide, on the seventh, eighth stump, you could say. There’s no need to play that. He’d be very, very disappointed, he’d be very upset with that. Even before Rishabh Pant faced a ball, the rain started to come down and the covers have come on. If Kohli had shown a bit of patience he could be not out with KL Rahul,” Gavaskar said on Channel 7.