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On Friday, December 6, star Indian batter Virat Kohli had a forgettable day as he was dismissed cheaply, heading back to the pavilion after having scored only seven runs off eight deliveries. Although, Kohli redeemed his enlongated century drought in the Perth Test, but could not get the going with the bat in one of his favourite venues, the Adelaide Oval dring the BGT 2024-25.
The 36-year-old was caught by Steve Smith off Mitchell Starc’s short of a length delivery in the 21st over, adding worries in the Indian lineup. At Tea on Day 1 of the pink-ball Test, Indian scoreboard read 82/4. Seeing Kohli’s yet another poor dismissal, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar pointed out his recurring weakness against outside off-stump deliveries.
Virat Kohli adamant? Sanjay Manjrekar highlights Kohli’s flaw in pink-ball Test
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar pointed out Kohli’s flaw after his dismissal in pink-ball Test. Although Manjrekar was disappointed with Kohli’s dismissal, he also highlighted the batter’s declining Test average and his persistent struggle against balls outside off-stump. “One important reason why Virat’s average has slipped to 48 now, is unfortunate weakness outside off. But more crucially his adamance to not try another way to tackle it,” he captioned a post on X.
It is to be noted that Kohli boasts of an impressive record in Adelaide with an average over 63 and more than 500 Test runs. In total, Kohli has played 15 innings, scoring 957 runs at an average of 73.61 which includes five centuries and four fifty-plus scores. In Test cricket, Kohli has scored 509 runs in eight innings at an average of 63.62, with three centuries and one half-century.
