Matthew Hayden on Virat Kohli: Before the fourth test match against Australia, there is a lot of discussion everywhere about Virat Kohli. From Australian (IND vs AUS) media to former veteran players, everyone’s eyes are on Virat that he will do wonders in Melbourne. Virat’s record at the Melbourne Cricket Ground has been excellent and as an Indian batsman, he is the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to have scored the most Test runs against Australia in Melbourne.
Ahead of the Boxing-Day Test match to be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, former opener Matthew Hayden shared his views on what Virat Kohli should do in the fourth match of the ongoing series. The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is to be played in Melbourne from 26 December. Virat, who scored a century in the first Test in Perth, has struggled to make an impact in the series, scoring just 26 runs in his other four innings. His performance in all formats this year has been disappointing.
“There could have been a great win, there could have been a loss, there could have been spinning conditions. I mean, you can list hundreds of different areas where Virat Kohli could have been brilliant,” Matthew Hayden said as per a Star Sports press release. He may have batted well during his illustrious career but in Melbourne, what he needs to do is find a way to shine outside the off-stump. Them We will have to protest.” In 2023, Virat has scored 614 runs across all formats at an average of 21.92, including one century and two fifties, and his highest score is 100*.
In nine Test matches, he has scored 376 runs at an average of 25.06 with one century and one fifty in 17 innings, and his best score is 100*. The decade of 2020 has been challenging for Virat in Test cricket. In this decade, he has scored 1,964 runs in 37 matches and 64 innings at an average of 31.67, which includes three centuries, nine fifties and a highest score of 186. In the current ICC World Test Championship cycle, Virat has scored 687 runs in 12 matches and 21 innings at an average of 36.15, which includes two centuries, three fifties and a top score of 121.
Australian team: Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head (vice-captain), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith (vice-captain), Mitchell Starc. , Beau Webster.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
reserve: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khalil Ahmed, Yash Dayal.
(with ANI inputs)
