New Delhi: Virat Kohli went chasing an outside off delivery once again to get out cheaply during India’s second innings on Day 5 of the 4th Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Monday. Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc exploited Kohli’s weaknesses with an outside off delivery to send him packing cheaply on just 5 off 29 balls.
It was a horrible dismissal for the Team India star, who has been facing intense criticism for getting out in a similar fashion throughout the series. Kohli’s weakness with the deliveries on the sixth stump line has been exploited heavily by the Australian pacers and has resulted in low returns for the senior India batter.
Kohli once again let India down with his poor shot selection during the visitors’ second innings on Monday as he went chasing an outside off delivery from Starc in the 27th over. The Indian batter could have left the ball but decided to go for a drive and ended up edging it to Usman Khawaja at slips, who made no mistakes with his catch.
Kohli was dismissed on 5, leaving India in a huge spot of bother at 33/3 in their 340-run chase against Australia in their second innings at the MCG. Kohli was expected to step up and deliver after India were set a strong target of 340 runs by Australia on the final day, but the India star endured yet another flop show to leave the team reeling.
Watch Mitchell Starc exploits Virat Kohli’s weakness to dismiss him in 4th Test:
Starc destroyed Virat Kohli at the MCG.pic.twitter.com/rCWr5OBTEt https://t.co/5ZwvwR8mT5
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Virat Kohli’s struggles in Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
There were question marks over Kohli’s form heading into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 after his poor show in the home Test series against New Zealand. However, some of those doubts were buried after the senior India batter started the series emphatically with a century in the 1st Test against Australia in Perth.
But ever since, Kohli has struggled to deliver for India and has been dismissed cheaply consistently in the last three Test matches. The India star has managed only 62 runs for India in their last three Test matches against Australia. His scores in his last six innings read – 7, 11, 3, 36 and 5. Kohli’s form has further enhanced India’s troubled in their batting line-up in the series so far.
Team India star Virat Kohli once again let the team down with a horrible dismissal during India’s second innings on Day 5 of the ongoing 4th Test against Australia at the MCG on Monday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
