Virat Kohli walks off the field after being dismissed for a duck during the second ODI between Australia and India in Adelaide. (AP) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has advised Virat Kohli to remain patient and trust his game after back-to-back ducks against Australia in the ongoing ODI series. Australia secured an elusive 2-0 lead in the series, with Adam Zampa awarded man of the match for his four-wicket haul in the second ODI, which saw India post 264/9 before Australia successfully chased down the target.Kohli’s dismissal came when Xavier Bartlett trapped him leg-before with a clever variation, after a series of outswingers with an inswinger that caught him on the pads.
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“Virat Kohli, two ducks in two matches, we haven’t seen that before. It could be because of pressure, rustiness and everything. Whatever is being said about these two (Rohit Virat) on social media, these two players must not be affected by it. Nobody will play if they don’t play. But they have done a great job for India. They need support, persistence from the selectors until the right rhythm comes. It is not important. “I know it’s difficult because Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the sideline. It’s not easy to play when a sword is hanging over you. I hope that’s not on Virat’s mind. In the first match, he got an outside off-stump delivery. After three slips at the spot, he thought if I would get an off-stump delivery and the ball tried to play his favorite shot, he beat. (between bat and pad) while the acting was so big, I’ve never seen anything like that from him.”Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!“How can Virat get out of that. Virat would want to make sure he gets that single and drops the strike. But he shouldn’t be desperate. I hope for that one single; he wouldn’t get desperate and stop enjoying batting. He has to enjoy batting. If he does that, he will get more time at the wicket and if he gets, he won’t look back if they play for those two years. ODI is his favorite format, two years. more, to play world cup or not to play much – no matter how much cricket they play, it’s time to enjoy cricket because they have given so much to Indian cricket. We hope they play as much as possible. I hope Virat gets fit soon in the next match. He can fight like Rohit did today, but he can also get his rhythm back and show his craft gradually. Don’t be desperate for that single, escapes they will come.”Rohit Sharma scored a determined 73 off 97 balls, including seven boundaries and two sixes, in a challenging innings.“Even if he struggled, this knock would have given him more satisfaction than anything else. He was ready for this fight. He also showed his fitness when he survived a run-out attempt. He has been batting at 120-130 of late but his SR in 60 balls was around 50. You could feel that a looser knock would have benefited him.”In the match, Australia won the toss and chose their place. India’s innings started cautiously with Rohit and Shubman Gill but Bartlett’s bowling reduced India to 17/2, dismissing both Gill (9) and Kohli (0).Rohit and Shreyas Iyer (61 off 77 balls) steadied the innings with a 118-run partnership. Axar Patel contributed 44 runs from 41 balls at number five.Adam Zampa’s spell (4/60) put India in trouble at 226/8, but Harshit Rana (24-off 18 balls) and Arshdeep Singh (13) added 37 runs for the ninth wicket to help India reach 264/9.Australia’s chase suffered early setbacks at 54/2, but Matt Short (74 off 78 balls), Cooper Connolly (61 off 53 balls) and Mitchell Owen (36 off 23 balls) maintained control despite wickets from Washington Sundar (2/37), Arshdeep (2/41/59) and Harshit (2).Pathan also praised Josh Hazlewood’s bowling performance, describing his wicketless spell of 0/29 in 10 overs as one of the most unlucky he had ever seen.
