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Virat Kohli and Mukesh Kumar
Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been under constant criticism for his latest run of poor scores. The 36-year-old was dismissed yet again to the outside off-stump ploy when he was out to Josh Hazlewood. Indian pacer Mukesh put out a video on his Instagram handle where he had dismissed Kohli during a practice match.
In the video, Mukesh Kumar could be seen dismissing Kohli caught in the slips just like he has been in the past few times. The incident happened during the intra-squad practice game just before the first Test match in Perth on 22nd November. This video has now earned Kumar the wrath of legion of Kohli fans online. The pacer had written on the post "Celebrate every practice and every moment".
Mukesh Kumar posted this video on his official Instagram account where he dismissed Virat Kohli in the practice match before BGT starts.😐 #INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/tUSWYvPIMi
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) December 16, 2024
Mukesh Kumar along with Yash Dayal and Navdeep Saini will head back to India to play the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 31-year-old pacer was one the best player for India A during their two-match series against Australia A which the home team won 2-0.
Virat Kohli’s coach takes dig at Sunil Gavaskar
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar hasn’t been impressed with the way Virat Kohli has been getting dismissed recently. After the former skipper perished in the 1st innings for 3, Mr. Gavaskar had asked the batter to show more patience. This didn’t sit down well with Rajkumar Sharma who is Kohli’s coach.
Mr. Sharma as quoted by PTI said “Sunil Gavaskar has been a great player and his suggestions are always welcomed but I hope he suggests others also about their batting”. Not just Sunil Gavaskar, even former Australian skipper Allan Border had suggested that Kohli has been facing issues in the last few games.
India’s former skipper’s coach also added, “He has been performing well since 2008. It will be unfair to say that he is out of form on the basis of two innings. He has already scored a hundred in this series. How many players have got a hundred in the series?"
When Rajkumar Sharma was asked about Kohli’s dismissals in the last few games to which he replied, “Nothing to do with the technique or even the mind, he is mature enough and understands the game. To be honest, I didn't know much about the stats but the kind of player he is, he will bounce back. I think he is too good a player to be told anything and criticised because he has been the most consistent player in Indian cricket history.
“We have been talking to each other and talked something that I wouldn't say in public. But he is a mature enough player and knows where he is going wrong. He will bounce back and you'll see that in the series itself," Rajkumar Sharma ended by saying.