Virat Kohli’s outside off-stump ball has been the major concern for Team India now. It has turned out to be a nightmare for Virat Kohli. He has been dismissed 8 times in 9 innings during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. In a recent podcast of Beyond23 Cricket Podcast hosted by former Australian captain Michael Clarke, he was asked a question by Boria Majumdar, about how can Virat Kohli solve his outside off stump problem? Clark said,

“Virat’s greatest strength is bat on ball. He just plays it in a different way. So bat on ball is fine. Energy, intent, moving your feet, get forward, get back, that’s his strength. So get closer to the ball. You want to hit it? Get closer to it. Get your foot close to the ball.”

“Get your head close to the ball. Once it gets too wide that you can’t get closer, you naturally will let that go. I don’t think Virat needs to look at it as a weakness. I think he needs to go, right, I’ve got to be sharper with my feet. I’ve got to have more intent. I’ve got to be more confident.”, he added.

Man of the Tournament in World Cup 2023

Virat Kohli’s cricketing days has been brewing hot and cold recently. During the ODI World Cup 2023, Kohli was awarded the ‘Man of the tournament’ for scoring a record breaking 765 runs in 11 innings with an average of more than 95. He scored 52 runs in the final match against Australia in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Virat Kohli was impressive during the first test match at Perth where he scored a century in the second innings, but since then the Aussie bowlers have managed to keep his blade blunt during the series. He has scored 190 runs in total and has been below promising in this series.