In the series, Virat Kohli has been hit by the identical delivery once more as a result of his ongoing struggles with the outside off-stump line. When India had 47 runs on the board and two wickets down in the second innings, he came out to bat. The former India captain was expected to make a comeback innings, however in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25, his run drought persisted.
Scott Boland dismissed him while he was attempting to deliver the off-stump line. In the first innings, the right-handed batter had already been caught by the ploy when the same bowler threw a similar line. He was removed after scoring 17 off 69 in the first innings and only six runs off 12 balls in the second. With a yell of frustration, the great Indian batsman struck his thigh in pain.
Here’s the video of the Virat Kohli’s reaction:
The Scott Boland show is delivering at the SCG!
He’s got Virat Kohli now. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/12xG5IWL2j
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 4, 2025
Currently, bowlers only need to bowl in that queue: Sanjay Manjrekar
In the second innings of the Perth Test, Kohli scored his 81st century, setting the tone for the Australia tour. Since then, his battle with the outside world has grown evident. The senior batter’s strength has turned into his biggest weakness, according to former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, following his dismissal in the first innings of the Sydney Test.
“When he first came to the world stage, his greatest strength was his ability to drive, but that has now turned out to be his greatest weakness, so you have to feel sorry for him. I’ll tell you something I have never seen before, and let’s return to the dismissals we just witnessed. According to Manjrekar, who was cited by TOI, “it is an issue outside off.”
That came to light in England in 2014 against Jimmy Anderson. The balls he was driving at, however, are the ones he was getting out to if they were outside of the full balls. However, given how bad the situation has gotten, bowlers now just need to bowl in that line on the fifth and sixth, regardless of length’, he continued.
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