Virat Kohli has not been among the runs in the ongoing Test series against England. The Indian captain has managed to score only 124 runs in three matches at an average of 24.8 which includes a solitary half-century.
Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh analyzed Kohli’s foot movement and pointed out the mistakes the batsman is making.
"The small thing I have noticed, even though Virat is such a tremendous player, is that he is getting his feet across. In the last tour, his foot was straight. When the foot is straight and facing the bowler, the bodyweight is naturally forward,” Harbhajan Singh said on his YouTube channel.
“When the foot is across, the body weight is transferred to the side. and when the head moves to the side, you tend to play the ball away from the stumps. When a player like Kohli is being caught at slips for five innings in a row, I feel like footwork is the problem,” he added.
The off-spinner said that Kohli must make full use of conditions at The Oval. He added that The Oval was the most batting-friendly surface among all venues in England.
"Big players have big egos because, if the opposition captain is scoring runs, then Kohli must also be thinking that 'I should also score a hundred, and make it a big one.' I'm hoping the century comes at The Oval because when the runs start to flow, you see he will be a different batter altogether,” he concluded.
The fourth Test will be played at The Oval starting from 2 September.
