XtraTime Web Desk: After a remarkable batting display in England India skipper Virat Kohli is holding the top spot in ICC’s Test batting rankings. Except him no other Indian batsmen could make a mark in the series and that’s why he has been regarded as the best batsman of this current generation.
The India skipper played the swing bowling of James Anderson, Stuart Broad and other English bowlers with tremendous determination and mental strength. Though the legendary Pakistan cricketer & former captain Waqar Younis believes that there is still a weakness in Kohli’s batting and the bowlers should try to exploit that.
“Well, everyone’s got a weakness and he has been found at times outside the off stump because he likes to drive early on. I think as a bowler you have got to be sensible when you are bowling at him. You can’t really challenge him. You have to stick to your plans I guess,” Waqar was as quoted by Khaleej Times.
“And the best plan is if you are an outswing bowler, which I was in my days as a fast bowler in international cricket, I will probably bowl to him outside the off stump and look to take the ball away from him with a bit of short of a length and ask him to drive,” he further added.
However, in the aforementioned England series, Kohli did put away to loose drive outside the off-stump and restrained from playing away from his body which yielded dividends. His next big test will be against West Indies, following which he will lead the Indian side for the all-important tour of Australia.