Will be aggressive against Kohli, says Aussie spinner Mitchell Swepson
Aussie legspinner Mitchell Swepson, who has been picked in the squad for the away Test series against India, has said he will look to be aggressive if he gets a chance to bowl at Virat Kohli. He also added that Kohli is probably the best batsman in the world, but his aura will not intimidate him.
Young Australian spinner Mitchell Swepson has said that he is not going to let the aura of Virat Kohli intimidate him and he's going to be aggressive against the Indian captain in case he gets picked to play during the upcoming Test series in India.
Kohli has been in imperious form this season, and has already broken the record for the most runs scored in a home Test season. He has scored 4 double-centuries in the last 4 series and does not look like stopping anytime soon.
"Especially as a leg-spinner you've got to look to be aggressive and take wickets. It doesn't matter who you come up against. You're a leg-spinner and you're going to get hit for runs. So at the time you've got to be the wicket-taker and you've got to get the breakthrough the team needs," Swepson told The Daily Telegraph.
"It's a good point Sammy (Samuel Badree) has made, you can't take a step back and let them dictate the game. You've got to be on the front foot and be aggressive and try and get the wickets before they get you and before they get settled. It's a good mentality to take over there," he added.
"It's hard not to respect what he's done, especially on home soil over there and it's hard not to think 'this is Virat Kohli, he's probably the best player in the world at the moment. But at the other end of the spectrum you can almost think of it like, 'it's just another player and I'm just bowling another ball to another player and any ball can get any batsman out on the day'. It's about blocking out the negatives and seeing that you can potentially get a breakthrough for your team. That's all that matters."
Australian spinners have traditionally not performed well in Indian conditions and the 23-year-old legbreak bowler hopes things will change this time around.
"We've taken four spinners over and I think in some ways the Australian camp (is looking at it like) we're going to take a lot of wickets with spin, so there's a bit of pressure in that sense. The spinners (need to) take the majority of wickets. It's going to be a massive challenge and I think any cricketer wants to challenge themselves, and that's certainly my theory. I can't wait to get that opportunity," he said.
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