Irfan Pathan has urged Virat Kohli not to get desperate to score runs against the Australia National Cricket Team and just ensure that he spends some time in the middle and enjoys the batting.
At the Perth Stadium in the first ODI, Virat Kohli bagged a duck as he got out while trying to play a drive outside off-stump off Mitchell Starc, and he ended up edging it to Cooper Connolly.
The umpire instantly raised a finger, and after a chat with Rohit Sharma, Kohli decided to walk off the field while acknowledging the crowd. It was the very first time in his 304-match ODI career that Kohli got out for ducks in two consecutive matches.
But if there's a sword hanging above your head, it's not easy to play - Irfan Pathan
"2 matches, two ducks - we haven't seen this. It doesn't happen too often. This can be pressure, rustiness or anything. All these things are going on social media, the atmosphere is being created. We have to be careful that these two players are not being affected by the atmosphere. If performance is not there, they won't play."
"He got out in the off-stump in the first match. In the second match, he had it in the back of the mind that three slips were there. He would have been thinking whether the ball will come onto the off-stump. The ball slightly came back and he went to his favourite shot but got beaten. It was a big gap and you don't see such a big one in Kohli's flick shot."
He needs to keep enjoying batting - Irfan Pathan
"How can he come out of this? He wants to take a single quickly and get off strike. When there are two ducks against your name, you want a run. But he has to ensure to not get desperate. He shouldn't enjoy batting in the course of getting desperate. He needs to keep enjoying batting. Once he spends time, runs will come and he won't look back. He likes one-day cricket the most."
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