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Sunil Gavaskar feels Virat Kohli’s recurring dismissals as a consequence of an open-faced bat is a matter of concern.
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Sunil Gavaskar is fearful about Virat Kohli and the Indian star batter’s continued and recurring method of dismissals as a consequence of an open-faced bat.
Kohli was dismissed for 22 by wrist-spinner Rishad Hossain whereas making an attempt to chop the ball, solely to be caught by Soumya Sarkar at backward level within the Champions Trophy towards Bangladesh.
It was the sixth consecutive time Kohli has been dismissed by spin in ODIs, as he had struggled towards England’s leg-spinner Adil Rashid too within the latest house sequence.
That is after the 36-year-old Kohli had a tricky tour of Australia the place quick bowlers repeatedly dismissed him within the off-side hall.
“It’s to an important extent as a consequence of the truth that the bat face opens up, the identical factor occurs when he’s taking part in towards the quicks in Australia,” Sunil Gavaskar was quoted as saying to India At the moment.
“The bat face is opening up, trying to play via the covers, opening the face of the bat, that will get him into hassle. So that’s one thing that he’s received to be careful for,” he added.
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“A few occasions earlier than he received out, he reached for Rishad, the ball turned, the bat face opened, and fortunately the bat face opened, and so there was no nick. So that’s one thing that he’ll must tighten up on now,” Gavaskar stated.
“However sure, I suppose if you happen to’re getting out to the identical sort of bowling, then you already know, there’s a little bit of concern,” he added.
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Kohli, who scored 765 runs in 11 matches in the course of the 2023 ODI World Cup, has struggled to copy that type this yr, managing solely 137 runs in six innings at a mean of twenty-two.83, with only one half-century. In Exams since 2024, he has scored solely 440 runs in 11 matches.
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India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday within the Champions Trophy.
(With inputs from Companies)