Virat Kohli vs Pakistan: How Will Batting Great Stop Shaheen Afridi And Co In Asia Cup 2023 Clash? Ex India Coach Reveals Strategy

The India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 clash on Saturday will have many sub-contests. The most prominent among them being the Virat Kohli's batting performance against the fearsome Pakistan cricket team bowling. While former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has been one of the most consistent batters in the last decade, Pakistan bowling line-up consisting Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan among others can rattle the most fearsome of batter. In this scenario, how will Virat Kohli tackle the Pakistan stars?

Sanjay Bangar, former Indian cricket team start and batting coach, delved into Virat Kohli's strategies to counter the Pakistan bowling attack and how he has evolved his technique in recent months.

Speaking on Star Sports, fSanjay Bangar spoke on how Virat Kohli is going to counter the Pakistan bowling attack and what kind of tactics he is going to deploy against each bowler. He said: "Yes, Virat Kohli is ready for the Greatest Rivalry in world cricket, India versus Pakistan. The last time these two nations played, Virat came out with a special innings, and that shot versus Haris Rauf will be etched in the memories of cricket lovers for a long, long time. Now, what has Virat Kohli done in the last six to eight months? How has he come out of a little bit of a bad patch wherein he wasn't scoring big runs? But now he has got into that habit of scoring big runs again.

"Generally, he was sort of lunging towards the ball, making a big stride forward, and because of that, he was getting out a lot in the slip cordon or also was getting out trapped in front of the wicket. So what is he doing now? He is setting up really nice and early, staying still, allowing the ball to come to him. That is one aspect