Virat Kohli Leg Spin Mystery: In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, defeated Bangladesh and made a strong start. Now Team India will face Arc Revolution Pakistan in their second group match on February 23 (Sunday). The match will take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium at 2.30pm.
Hope to play a strong game with Kohli, but …
It will be expected that star batsman Virat Kohli will perform against Pakistan in Mahamokabil, whose recent performance is not special. Kohli was dismissed for only 22 runs in the match against Bangladesh. Kohli was caught in the point region in an attempt to hit a cut shot with leg spinner Rashad Hussein.
If seen, Virat Kohli has been seen struggling in front of the leg spinners in the ODI in 2024. During this period, Kohli faced leg spinners in 5 innings. In these five innings, the Kohli leg fell victim to spinner. During this time, he suffered 51 balls and scored 31 runs. Kohli’s average was 6.20 and the strike rate was 60.78.
Virat Kohli was run by England’s leg spinner, Adil Rashid on two occasions. At the same time, he became the victims of Jeffrey Vendoris (Sri Lanka), Vandu Hasranga (Sri Lanka) and Rashad Hussain (Bangladesh). Kohli was dismissed by a league spinner in five of the last 6 ODI innings. At the same time, Kohli was hunted by left -handed spinner Orthodox spinner Denith Village. The way Kohli was dismissed by these bowlers, it became clear that King was definitely struggling against wrist spinners.
Harbhajan said it on Virat’s ‘weakness’
The way Virat Kohli is being dismissed against leg spinners is disturbing. About this, former team India spinner Harbhajan Singh told AAJ, ‘Slow bowlers (leg spinners) have made them somewhat anxious. They have to plan against leg spinners. They have to find a way to convert the dot ball into a single. I think when the form is not good, this happens. The same is happening with Virat Kohli. The game of cricket shows why you are not big, your reputation does not matter. But what you do, the introduction you show will take you forward.
Virat Kohli has to be careful with spin bowlers in the match against Pakistan. The Pakistani team has only one specialist spinner like Uber Ahmed. Abrar is a leg spinner, in such a situation, Kohli will have to be alert to this bowler, especially. After 26 years, Abrar took 46 wickets in 10 Tests in Pakistan, 14 wickets in 8 ODIs and 9 wickets in 7 T20 matches. Salman Ali Aga (off -spinner) and Khushdil Shah (left -wing Orthodox), who are in the Pakistani team, also bowled well, but they can barely upset Kohli.
Virat Kohli leg spinner (one -day) since 2024
Innings: 5
Balls: 51
Run: 31
Out: 5 times
Average: 6.20
Strike Weight: 60.78
By the way, Virat Kohli’s bat against Pakistan has risen. Kohli has scored an average of 52.15 runs in 16 ODIs against this neighboring country. In the meantime, 3 centuries and two half -centuries came out of his bat. Kohli’s best score in ODIs is 183 runs, which came in the Asia Cup against Pakistan in 2012. Kohli also played 11 T20 matches against Pakistan, in which he scored 492 runs with an average of 5 half centuries and an average of 70.28. Now it has to be seen what strategy Kohli is against Pakistan this time.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gul (Deputy Cathan), Virat Kohli, Shriyas Air, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Rashbh Pint (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jedda, Akshay Patel, Kuldeep Yadal, Varun Chakti Mohammad Shami , Arshadeep Singh, Washington Sunder.
Non -Treing Alternatives: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammad Siraj, Shivam Dobby
Pakistani team: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain), Babar Azam, Imamul Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Taib Tahir, Fahim Ashraf, Khushi Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Asman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Harsh Rauf, Mohammad Shanin.
The rest of the Champions Trophy matches:
February 22. Australia vs England, Lahore
February 23. Pakistan vs. India, Dubai
February 24- Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Rawalpindi
February 25 Australia vs South Africa, Rawalpindi
February 26- Afghanistan vs England, Lahore
February 27- Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Rawalpindi
February 28- Afghanistan vs Australia, Lahore
March 1. South Africa vs England, Karachi
March 2- New Zealand vs. India, Dubai
March 4- Semi -Final -1, Dubai
March 5- Sammy -2, Lahore
March 9. Final, Lahore (will be played in Dubai when India arrives in the final)
March 10. Reserve Day
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