Ind vs Aus: What is ailing batting of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma?

The famed batting line-up of Team India has so far performed miserable against hosts Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy. As a result, India is struggling to put on a tough challenge against formidable Australia.

Making thing worse, premier batters of Team India-Virat Kohli and Rohot Sharma are going through woeful forms.

While Kohli scored a ton in the second innings of the first Test, Rohit has been a walking wicket in the last two games. Virat has failed in the remaining innings so far in the five-Test series.

However, former India great Sunil Gavaskar backed both Kohli and Rohit to hit back form again Australia during the remaining matches of the series.

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“Indian batters are not spending time in the middle and their habit of going for strokes at the start of their innings is resulting in their downfall. Kohli has scored a lot of runs with the help of extra-cover drive. That is his most productive shot and despite getting out, he is still tempting to go for that stroke. The late moment is the main reason behind his repeated dismissals,” said Gavaskar.

“Everybody goes through a rough patch, and I think Virat Kohli should watch the video of his past centuries. He will get confidence. Rohit Sharma should follow the same strategy. Both of them are good and are just one good innings away from returning to form. Indian fans are praying that it happens in the Boxing Day Test,” he added.