India will clash with South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on June 29. And all eyes will be on India’s star batter Virat Kohli, who has struggled massively in the role of an opener.
The right hander has scored only 75 runs in 7 matches with a best of 37 at an average of 10.71 and strike rate of 100. Kohli had fallen for a duck in the semi-final against England and is one wicket that oppositions crave the most.
Ahead of the all-important final, Sunil Gavaskar has asked Virat Kohli to keep his body balance right. Following in the footsteps of Rohit Sharma, the star batter has looked to attack the ball from the get-go, a departure from his usual style of taking time and building an innings.
Gavaskar advised the great batter to maintain the same body balance while playing his shots. The Indian veteran believes Kohli begins to lose his balance as he tries to blast the ball away.
Gavaskar cited Kohli's six off Reece Topley in the semi-final as an example of how his body balance was ideal in that situation, allowing him to put the bottom hand into action.
"As long as it ends in a win. It's a final and it will be played on a better batting surface. Like I keep saying, what Kohli has to do is just play the shots that he plays with the same body balance. When he is looking to power the ball away, then he is losing his body balance and he misses the ball. So, all that needs to do is, that six he hit (off Reece Topley). It was brilliant balance and he just flicked the ball with the bottom hand. That's all he has to do," said Gavaskar told India Today.
Gavaskar also stated that when Kohli attempts to move around a lot, his head shakes a lot, which isn't helping him. Gavaskar advised Kohli could relax a little and try to play a longer innings in the final.
"When he starts to move around, the head shakes as well. And therefore, it is not helping him. This is something you see in slow-mo as well. All that he needs to do is chill a bit and play that big hand and will give India the big score," Gavaskar added.
