We have plans to keep Kohli out of 1st Test by drying up his runs: Langer

TIL Desk Sports/ Australia head coach Justin Langer on Tuesday said that his team has planned well against Virat Kohli for the first Test to be played at the Adelaide Oval, adding the hosts will look to take the India skipper out of the game by drying up runs.

“We have to control our emotions…He (Kohli) is a great player, great leader. I have said over and over again I have got so much respect for Virat Kohli but we are going to be really well-planned for him because we know how important he is for India as a leader and as a batsman. We will have our plans in place.

 The next trick is to execute them and hopefully keep him out of the game with his runs,” said Langer while speaking to the reporters. “And at the end of the day, that is what is going to have the impact — the runs that he scores. Hopefully we have got our plans right. We have seen a lot of him now. He has seen a lot of us too. So it should be an amazing contest,” he added.