former india coach Ravi ShastriThe man who led India to historic Test series wins in the last two tours Virat Kohli Motivate himself like he did on his previous tour of Australia and rediscover his lost feeling in the upcoming tournament Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Holders India will defend BGT through a five-match Test series starting with the tour opener in Perth on November 22.
Shastri, speaking about Kohli’s form in the past few years, which has been subdued, said Kohli “needs” to show his aggression again.
“You mature with age, don’t you? But I think when the Test series starts, you might see (Kohli) firing again. He needs that and I want to see him again (like that) ), Shastri was the coach when Kohli led India to their first Test series victory on Australian soil in 2018-19.
Kohli is not at the top of his game in the post-Covid era and has hit just 200 runs in his last 60 innings. Recently, during the Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand at home before flying to Bangladesh and New Zealand AustraliaKohli scored only 192 runs in 10 innings.
Shastri believes that facing the Aussies in Australia might motivate the 36-year-old Kohli to get back to his form, as does Australia veteran Steve Smith.
“Looking at the face, it was Kohli,” Shastri said. “Coming to Australia, he’s going to bring his energy. That’s how he started and for Australia it was Steve Smith. These guys, don’t overlook them – because if they perform well in the first two games , or after three games, they will have a wonderful series.
