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‘They’ve got plenty of…’: Ricky Ponting’s advice for Virat Kohli and Steve Smith | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Both Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are going through a lean patch. Both former captains of their respective teams and both batting greats.Ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth from Friday, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has some advice for both Kohli and Smith.Border-Gavaskar TrophyHaving scored six hundreds from 13 Test matches and averaging 54.08, Kohli has historically dominated red-ball cricket in Australia but he has only averaged 22.72 in his six Test matches this season.After scoring just 91 runs in India's shocking 0-3 series loss to New Zealand at home earlier this month, Kohli enters his seventh tour to Australia.The 36-year-old Kohli has scored...

19Nov

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When Virat Kohli’s ‘Federer’ comment left Nathan Lyon bemused | Cricket News – Times of India

Nathan Lyon and Virat Kohli. (AFP Photo by Brenton Edwards/via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sledging and mind games have been an integral part of Australian cricket folklore almost ever since they started playing the game.And it's also a known fact that the Aussies tend to leave great players alone and try not to sledge as that makes great cricketers only more determined to score big against them.Border-Gavaskar TrophyVirat Kohli is one of those players and over the years he has made sure to score big against the Aussies whenever he has been sledged.Ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth on November 22, Australian spinner Nathan Lyon recalled a similar battle with Virat during the 2014Test at the Adelaide Oval.In a video shared by Cricket Australia on thei...

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How to target Virat Kohli: Former Australian cricketer wants pacers to use this tactic | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli at Optus Stadium on November 19, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy has urged the pace trio Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc to take advantage of Virat Kohli's recent slump in form and should try to give the right-hander a "body bash" during the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth on November 22.Having scored six hundreds from 13 Test matches and averaging 54.08, Kohli has historically dominated red-ball cricket in Australia. Border-Gavaskar TrophyHealy believes that the speed trio could put the forward defense of the former Indian captain to the test with straighter impact balls that are intended to trap him in front of LBW, since he has only averaged 22.72 i...

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‘If you keep a positive mindset…’: Virat Kohli asks social media fans to stop trolling | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli at the WACA Ground in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Fame and popularity comes at a price. And in this age of social media, fans tend to go overboard and criticize more and praise cricketers less.India superstar cricketer and former captain Virat Kohli has also been subjected to unnecessary flak and criticism on social media on many occasions.Border-Gavaskar TrophyNow a video is viral on the internet in which Kohli is appealing to fans to use social media positively.Kohli says in the video, "Use all your gadgets and use them positively. You all have access to social media, use it for good things and keep a good positive mindset. Your gadgets give you access to gather information, but look at the world with a positive mindset. There should be no t...