India vs Australia | Jason Gillespie asks Aussie bowlers to test Virat Kohli
Jason Gillespie has advised the Australian bowlers to try and test Virat Kohli by being disciplined while bowling to him during the upcoming Test series. The former Australian pacer also warned that they can’t bowl warm up deliveries against Kohli to get set during his initial phase on the pitch.
With Kohli being arguably the best batsman in world cricket in recent days, Australian pacers would be looking to come up with proper planning against the Indian skipper in the upcoming four-match Test series starting from December 6 in Adelaide. And according to Gillespie, the bowlers could try bowling in the probing channel against him in order to get the better of him. He also stated that despite being a highly rated batsman, the Indian skipper isn’t invincible in world cricket.
“You need to be switched on from ball one. Because if Kohli has faced 20-odd balls and he has got more than 10-15 runs, he usually gets a significant score. And that is why it is so crucial to impact early. There cannot be any warm-up deliveries against Kohli. Don’t allow him to get going by giving him an easy shot — a half-volley, a tuck off the hip, a cut shot,” Gillespie told Cricinfo.
“If he is going to score runs, make him earn them, make him play really good shots, and make him take a risk. That applies to every batsman, but because Kohli is such a big and important player in this Indian side and so much rests on him as captain, it is really important to make sure you are switched on and you are bowling the best delivery you can.”
He further stated that the
“Everyone thinks Kohli has no weaknesses, and that is fair. He has a lot of strengths. But in England when the ball seamed or swung a little bit, I noticed he, at times, went really hard at the ball. I would like the Australian bowlers to have a look at that,” the former pacer explained.
“On good surfaces where the ball is not really swinging or seaming, even if the length is not really quite there to drive, Kohli might still throw his hands at it and he will connect 99 times out of 100. But those deliveries in the UK were a bit different, with the Dukes ball, where Kohli nicked to the keeper and slips reasonably early a few times.”
Speaking about the proper channel to bowl against the Delhi batsman, Gillespie said, “That fourth-stump line, about bail-high, with the potential
“Bowling straight was also a good counter to Kohli’s strategy in England this summer. He was plonking his front foot towards the off stump and flicking it to midwicket. It got him to get off strike easily. But if you maintain that off stump or fourth-stump line I am talking about, with the ball going away from him, if he tries to access those deliveries, to get over them, then there is the potential it could hurt him.”
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