Former batting coach Sanjay Bangar said on Wednesday that Virat Kohli would have been disappointed with his shot-selection, which saw him get out on the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and India at Centurion’s SuperSport Park.
The 33-year-old Kohli, who was dismissed for 35 in the first innings, could only manage 18 runs in the second innings and was dismissed by young Marco Jensen.
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He went after Janssen’s wide delivery on the very first ball after lunch on the fourth day of the ongoing Test. The ball was bowled well outside the off-stump but Kohli, who went ahead, was not able to curb his instincts and produced a thick edge, which was safely pouched by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
On his way back to the dressing room, the Test captain of India looked very upset with himself.
“He would have been disappointed with his shot selection. To play that shot on the first ball after lunch, I think there was a lack of concentration. Other than that, I can’t understand anything else,” Bangar said.
The former batting coach also highlighted that the star batsman needs to find a way to avoid getting into wide deliveries.
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“Kohli is constantly being drawn into those wide lines. It is clear from the attack that all the balls were in the sixth, seventh stump line, they were not even in the fifth stump line. And this is where Virat Kohli can let the bowlers down or find a way to get the bowlers to bowl at him. He needs to find a way to deal with it,” he said.
2021 has been an eventful year for Kohli as he decided to step down from India’s T20I captaincy, following which he was also dropped as the ODI captain.
After Wednesday’s knock, Kohli ended 2021 with 536 runs in 11 Tests at an average of 28.21. He has scored only four fifties in Test cricket in 2021.
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