Looking at his lean run, former India cricketer Yograj Singh opened up about the role of the head coach Gautam Gambhir. Yograj feels that Gambhir needs to step in and guide Kohli about his mistakes.
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"The role of a coach becomes a significant question when you are playing for India. When you're an exceptional player representing India, you might not necessarily need coaching in the traditional sense. What you truly need is someone for man management," Yograj said.
Yograj feels that Gautam Gambhir needs to guide Kohli about playing straight or leaving the balls rather than going for them outside off stump. He advised Kohli needs to restrain himself from playing such shots on bouncy and seaming conditions.
"That shot works on Indian pitches, in England, and elsewhere. But on certain pitches where the ball bounces and carries more, someone should have told him, 'Virat, don't play this shot'. Just play straight or leave this ball," he added.
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"This illustrates the difference between coaching and management. Identifying and pointing out a player's technical fault is coaching. Someone needs to recognise and convey these technical issues to the players," Yograj observed.
Yograj also feels that the players must be given confidence by the coaching staff to perform. According to him, a player will have times when he won't be in form but it is all part of the game.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's poor form
Virat Kohli scored 190 runs in five Tests at an average of just 23.75 throughout the course of the series. All of his dismissals were to the balls outside off stump. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma too was in poor form as he aggregated just 31 runs in three Tests at 6.20.
The poor form of these senior players has raised questions about their future in Test cricket. There are calls for their retirement from a few former cricketers, however, both are likely to continue for now.
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