'Learn from Sachin Tendulkar…', Virat Kohli got frustrated in Brisbane, Sunil Gavaskar gave Gurumantra for comeback

Cricket News Desk. The ball went outside the off stump, the bat went forward and Virat Kohli was out. Indian cricket fans are familiar with this scene. He saw this in Brisbane also. Kohli disappointed again in the third match of the 5-match Test series between India and Australia. He was out for 3 runs in the first innings on the third day of the match. He placed his bat on the outgoing ball of Josh Hazlewood and wicketkeeper Alex Carey took a brilliant catch.

Advice to watch Tendulkar's innings

After Kohli's failure once again, great batsman Sunil Gavaskar has given him some excellent advice. He advised Kohli to watch Sachin Tendulkar's brilliant innings in Sydney in 2004 to help him deal with the problem of the line outside the off stump. Gavaskar suggested that Kohli should control his urge to drive the ball outside the off stump to break the trend of getting out. This has damaged his form and reputation in the five-Test series in Australia. The Australian team has continuously troubled Kohli outside the off-stump in the series.

What did Sunil Gavaskar say?

Speaking to the broadcaster, Gavaskar advised Kohli to study how Tendulkar had decided to remove the cover drive from his game during the Sydney Test in 2004. This helped him deal with similar problems. He said, “Yes, I think practice is different, but what happens on the field is different. The mentality is completely different. You know what happens in practice, if you play a bad shot, you can get away with it. But if you get out in the match, you are out.

Kohli should perform like Tendulkar

Gavaskar said, “I think Kohli can probably do what Sachin Tendulkar did in 2004. In the first three Test matches, he got out playing on the line outside the off stump. He was caught in the slip and short lane. When he came in Sydney he decided not to play everything to the right side of the bowler, I think you get that kind of drive once you reach 200-220. Mental control will have to be maintained.

What did Sachin do in Australia?

Tendulkar demonstrated mental discipline in the Sydney Test of the 2003–04 Border–Gavaskar Trophy. Under the pressure of poor form, Sachin got out repeatedly while attempting cover drives. Brett Lee, Andy Bickel and Jason Gillespie planned to take advantage of his off-side play. Understanding this, Tendulkar decided to completely avoid playing cover drives during his innings. Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 241 runs, one of the best innings of his illustrious career.

Gavaskar is confident of Kohli's return

Virat Kohli started the current series in Australia with a century in Perth. Since then it has been failing. Gavaskar expressed confidence that Kohli still has time to make a comeback in the series and prove his mental strength. He said that Kohli has also done this. You cannot score 9000 runs and 32 centuries in Test cricket without controlling your mind. Right now it is the second innings and two more test matches are to be played. So you have plenty of opportunities to show your determination. Apart from the determination shown by Tendulkar, videos of Kohli himself scoring big runs are also worth watching.