Virat Kohli "Will Have To...": Ex-Pakistan Star Warns Of This Pace Threat In WTC Final

19.03.2023 - 10:41 sports.ndtv.com

Australia left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc was all over India's top-order in the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.

Starc returned figures of 3/49, dismissing Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav off consecutive deliveries. Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria highlighted Kohli's dismissal off Starc's delivery, and fired a warning bell for the star batter.

Kaneria suggested that Kohli's struggles against left-arm pacers could haunt him at the World Test Championship (WTC) final, where India are scheduled to play Australia in June. "Virat Kohli isn't comfortable against left-arm pacers when the ball comes back in.

He will have to practice to face Mitchell Starc in the World Test Championship final. The team management should bring in left-arm pacers like T Natarajan as net bowlers," Kaneria said in a video on his YouTube channel.

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