Virat not in the same ‘bat balancing’ league as Root, says Michael Vaughan

TIL Desk Sports/ Former England skipper Michael Vaughan feels former India captain Virat Kohli is not in the same league as Joe Root when it comes to “balancing the bat”.

A video of Kohli trying in vain to make his bat stand upright without support while batting in the warm-up game against Leicestershire at the Grace Road ground in Leicester has gone viral.

A fortnight ago, England’s charismatic batter and former captain Root was being hailed as a “magician” after a video clip on social media, in which his bat was standing upright during the opening Test against New Zealand at Lord’s, had gone viral.

Former England footballer and current sports broadcaster Gary Linekar, and noted journalist-writer Piers Morgan were left wondering how a bat could stand upright unaided, with the former indicating that Root could conjure up magic while at the crease.

Root scored an unbeaten century when the chips were down as England went on to defeat World Test champions New Zealand by five wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.