Desk: Team India's former assistant coach Ryan ten Deskathe has shared an interesting anecdote about Virat Kohli. He told how he had to take great care to remove a technical flaw in Kohli's batting during the Australia tour. Ryan ten Deskathe told this story in Talksport Cricket Podcast. According to him, on that tour, Kohli was repeatedly getting out while trying to drive the balls outside the off stump. In this way, his frequent dismissals became a topic of discussion, and questions were being raised whether the coaching staff is working on this issue or not?
Ryan ten Descathe told in the podcast that it is not easy to give technical suggestions to an international cricketer like Virat Kohli. Even coaches are afraid of giving technical advice to a player of such stature. Ryan ten Deskathe said that I never want to be a coach who is afraid of someone else's opinion to say the right thing. In the fourth Test on the Australia tour, I went to talk to him. The big thing is that actually Virat also wanted someone to talk to him about that flaw.
However, Descathe admitted that starting such a conversation with a player of Kohli's stature could be a delicate task. According to him, coaches should not only think about what they want to say, but also how and when they deliver the message. Descathe further said that he believes that for a coach to go to a player like Virat Kohli and intervene, and almost tell him what is going on, can be dangerous for you as a coach. For this, right choice of words and way of conveying the message is very important.