Virat can be a little more aggressive against spinners: Irfan Pathan

TIL Desk Sports/ Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan feels talismanic batter Virat Kohli can try to be a little more aggressive against the Australian spinners led by Nathan Lyon ahead of the four-match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from February 9 in Nagpur.

Though Kohli has returned to form in white-ball cricket, he still hasn’t got his mojo back in Test cricket, with his shortcomings against the spinners seen during the series against Bangladesh in December 2022 as well as in the home series against Sri Lanka earlier in the year.

“So, the one thing he will be keeping in his mind is how he’s going to be countering the spin of Lyon as well as Agar. Because he has been struggling against spin specially and I think one thing he can do personally as well is to try and be a little more aggressive because I think the strike rate against spin has come down as well.”

“I know we are talking about Test cricket here, but sometimes he must be slightly more aggressive against spin, it might make you better in that encounter when you’re actually facing guys like Nathan Lyon who is outstanding with his spin, extra bounce and he gets that ball moving away from the right-hander as well. So, I think that’s one thing he should keep in mind,” said Pathan.