Virat Kohli’s work ethic phenomenal despite noise around him: Rahul Dravid
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The coach feels the Indian captain will soon produce a large number of scores because visitors see historic drawing victories in South Africa during the second test in Wanderers.
Build-up to South Africa Tour is less than desired, with controversy over the Split captain and the next drama for the word Virat Kohli against the Indian cricket board but the head of coach Rahul Dravid believes it does not affect the Indian captain. “I know there is a lot of noise on other problems outside the group, even leading to this test match, but in terms of maintaining high moral, it’s not too difficult because, honestly, it’s been led by the captain myself,” Dravid said in the interaction Pre-match media ahead of the second test in Johannesburg.
Step with an average of 26.08 in 14 tests since 2020 and without a century in any format for more than two years, Kohli fell twice playing away from the body to Centurion. However, Dravid supports it to come well immediately.
“Even though he struggled well and couldn’t change it, I really felt there would be a lot of really good scores that came from someone like him,” Dravid said. “Maybe it doesn’t happen in the next match,” he added quickly. “(Although) I would really hope it happened in the next game. I feel with someone like him, we will see a very big score after it clicks on the spot, because he really leads the way. I think he has become a credit Real for himself and for Indian cricket for the past two weeks regardless of all the noise there around it. “
Praising Kohli for “the way he has trained and connected to the group”, Dravid said he was in the headspace that was right into the Wanderers test. “I can’t speak taller about him and the way he is committed to his own preparation and practice himself,” he said. “On and off the field, he has become a fantastic leader. We were in a very good room towards the first test and many were led by Virat. It’s fun to work with someone like him.”
Up 1-0 after a 113-run victory at Centurion, India entered the second test brandishing an unbeaten record in a wanderer, not a reminder needed by South Africa at this time. They also have more problems that paralyze to be handled. The latest is a pension suddenly Quinton de Kock which makes the middle order even more burning. Kyle Verreynne twenty-four-year-old – who came from the same school (Wynberg) that Jacques Kallis fainted from – is expected to replace De Kock but cannot deny that the best in the business that chooses to stop earlier, south. Africa stares at a vague future.
India is undoubtedly with favorites at the moment but Dravid also said there was a quiet resistance in the team not to waste this opportunity. Centurion is a satisfying victory on many things but there is a scope for improvement.
“We have a very good test. Bowling is really phenomenal. To get South Africa twice below 200 is a really great effort. I think we struggled very well on the first day. Being 272/3 at the end of the first day Is something that doesn’t happen often. We do it very well there, “Dravid said. “In the future, we can get more than 272/3 to be closed for 327, it is an area that we really want to increase. I think we can act better in the second half too. Good test matches but some areas where we can learn , increase and get better because we know we have to do this game. “
The coach feels the Indian captain will soon produce a large number of scores because visitors see historic drawing victories in South Africa during the second test in Wanderers. Build-up to South Africa Tour is less than desired, with controversy over the Split captain and the next drama for the word Virat Kohli against the…