Sunil Gavaskar Advice To Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli looked flop in Gaba test. During India’s first innings, Kohli was out while touching the ball outside the off stump. Kohli had given the catch to the keeper. After getting out like this, Sunil Gavaskar advised Kohli that he should learn from master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin had played an inning of 241 runs without a cover drive in the Sydney Test of the series played against Australia in 2003-04.
Speaking on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “I think Kohli can probably see what Sachin Tendulkar did in 2004. In the first three Tests, he was out while playing in the line outside the off stump. He was out at slip. And there were catches at short gully. But when he came to Sydney, he decided not to play the follow-through area of the bowlers and everything else on the other side. Played. That was his determination. He played only after reaching 200-220.”
Gavaskar further said, “You should have this kind of mental control. Tendulkar had made a brilliant comeback in the Sydney Test of the 2003-04 series. Before that, he was out repeatedly while trying to hit a cover drive. Australian bowlers Recognizing the strategy, he decided to completely remove the cover drive from his game, leading India to 241 not out off 436 balls before the innings was declared. Scored 705/7. It was a masterclass in batting as Tendulkar neutralized the Australian attack and foiled their plans.”
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