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Virat Kohli gets out to Javdev Unadkat in practice match before West Indies series

Virat Kohli's problems against balls outside off-stump continued as he got dismissed by Jaydev Unadkat in a practice match.

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Virat Kohli gets out to Javdev Unadkat in practice match before West Indies series

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Team India reached the Caribbean soil earlier this month, and after getting rid of jet lags for two days, the Indian team began their practice for the Test match which is scheduled to start by July 12 in Dominica. Indian cricketers arrived on the Caribbean soil nine days before the first Test, giving them the perfect opportunity to practice their abilities in a match-like simulation in Barbados.

The top-order batsmen (Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Ajinkya Rahane) and front-line bowlers (Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj, R Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja) were split into two separate sides for the first of those match simulations.

Unless they were dismissed, the hitters entered the plate in pairs. Following solid performances from Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the opening session, Kohli and Shubman Gill stepped up to the plate to bat in the following session. However, Kohli's time in the middle was brief since Jaydev Unadkat removed him early.

 

But the problem of Virat Kohli’s form with the red ball has been a problem for the Indian team for quite some time now. It is nothing new for Virat Kohli to struggle against the fourth or fifth stump line. With that strategy, bowlers from all over the world have targeted India great with some degree of success.

Like a lot of other Indian top-order hitters, Kohli is not at his best early in his innings against left-arm seamers. Both factors contributed to Kohli's downfall in India's first practice game on the eve of the West Indies Tests.

In the match also, the former captain of India got off to a comfortable start against Ravindra Jadeja, and it seemed like he had everything under control even when Unadkat tried to bring the ball in or angle it away from over the wicket.

Unadkat pitched one just holding its line after round the fourth stump and moving further away. Instead of making a decisive foot movement when he should have gone forward or back, Kohli ended up pushing the ball with his hands. The second slip fielder took a secure catch while holding the outer edge in his hands.

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