Eden Test: Ravi Shastri slams Virat Kohli for poor shot selection
Kohli failed to get going yet again with the bat and got dismissed for 9 on Day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand.
In Short
- Kohli got out for 9 in the ongoing second Test at Eden Gardens vs New Zealand
- Kohli's going through a lean patch in Test cricket on home soil
- India finished Day 1 on 239/7 after electing to bat first
Former India team director and a famed all-rounder of his time Ravi Shastri said captain Virat Kohli would be disappointed with his shot selection in the last few innings. (Scorecard)
"I think he will be disappointed with his shot selection in the last few innings. He has played shots which he could have avoided," Shastri told during lunch on Day I of the second Test against New Zealand at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. ('Bhumi Pujan' Dhawan trolled on Twitter for flop show at Eden)
Asked whether India's premier batsman is banking on his batting skills to go all guns blazing for every ball, Shastri said it could be the other way round. (Can King Kohli bring his overseas form to India?)
"It can also be the other way round. If you're out of form, you tend to get on quickly. You look for boundaries to build your confidence and search for a boundary early on," he added.